FINALLY!
Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 10:32 pmHey all:
If you recall, class, my tale of woe and misery last year (see thread on "Sailus Interruptus") wherein I actually got my DSI in the water but it was pointed out to me that the reg had expired, and I couldn't go anywhere, and I just about busted a gut - well, that was then, but today, TODAY, I finally got out on the water and took her on the maiden voyage.
Man, this was more fun than I thought - just like tooling around in my Sunfish but bigger and with more wind power to deal with. My wife, Janine, went with me, and we had a blast - but she almost took a swim when the boat heeled unexpectedly. Silly me - I had forgotten to put the centerboard down. Ooops! But just like the Sunfish, I spilled the wind and the boat came right back up for me.
After an hour of fooling around we got pretty good at feeling the wind and what to do. However, I'm still confused about the jib, and exactly how to shape it. What do I look for? Just pull it tight then let back until it seems right? I've got no experience working with the jib and how to use it.
So - no major leaks (saw a little bit of water sneaking in drop by drop at the centerboard), and we had a blast - 60-65 degrees, fair gusty winds, and verrrrrry cold water on beautiful Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho.
I'll post some pictures of the boat with the newly refinished coamings.
Carlos
If you recall, class, my tale of woe and misery last year (see thread on "Sailus Interruptus") wherein I actually got my DSI in the water but it was pointed out to me that the reg had expired, and I couldn't go anywhere, and I just about busted a gut - well, that was then, but today, TODAY, I finally got out on the water and took her on the maiden voyage.
Man, this was more fun than I thought - just like tooling around in my Sunfish but bigger and with more wind power to deal with. My wife, Janine, went with me, and we had a blast - but she almost took a swim when the boat heeled unexpectedly. Silly me - I had forgotten to put the centerboard down. Ooops! But just like the Sunfish, I spilled the wind and the boat came right back up for me.
After an hour of fooling around we got pretty good at feeling the wind and what to do. However, I'm still confused about the jib, and exactly how to shape it. What do I look for? Just pull it tight then let back until it seems right? I've got no experience working with the jib and how to use it.
So - no major leaks (saw a little bit of water sneaking in drop by drop at the centerboard), and we had a blast - 60-65 degrees, fair gusty winds, and verrrrrry cold water on beautiful Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho.
I'll post some pictures of the boat with the newly refinished coamings.
Carlos