Hosted my college roommate and his family on Lucky Dawg last week.
- Dave and his family
- El Capitan KW
As is normally the course of events, sailing put them all to sleep before it was all over.
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Hosted my college roommate and his family on Lucky Dawg last week.
- Dave and his family
- El Capitan KW
As is normally the course of events, sailing put them all to sleep before it was all over.
Fun, very windy day on the lake. Wind built to 17kt with 22kt gusts - overpowering us a smidge! Sooo… new experience of reefing the main whilst underway – a little hairy threading a line through the reef points what with frenetic flapping in the gusts. I know I can use hooks, but making due under the circumstances. I have to research here a better reefing setup – especially outhaul – not that I needed sail efficiency in the wind today, but the sail shape probably wouldn't pass muster…
Hi Kyle...
We have experienced some gusty winds this summer here in the Bay Area...and I have noticed that when I am underway and need to reef...I simply hove-to....everything mellows out...and it gives me all the time I need to put a reef in the Main...once the reef is in....I simply tack the jib over and continue on my way...My main is set up with Jiffy reefing and it has worked well...Just a thought...enjoy...
Adam
"Jiffy" or "slab" reefing is simple and a relatively easy system to operate. It can even be a "single line" set up (see Harken). Running the line(s) back to the cockpit make it very safe -- Starboard tack, lower the main, pull the reefing line(s), raise the main. Continue sailing. A Google search on jiffy or slab reefing will likely show you the setup.
ahh yes... heaving to would have made more sense. I apparently like to do things the hard way. My vast experience shows....:o
How to heave-to?
I know it's here somewhere, but I'm curious how it's done, especially when you need to reef. Backwind the jib and tie the tiller off to windward, right?
Can you heave-to with both sails?
PS. Recently saw a picture of Che on the Monitor Windvane site...
I've found it varies with the wind, sea state and how big a jib.
You may need some drive from the main to get the bow closer to the wind--ease the main and/or tie the tiller to leeward
Thanks CP - I got over my laziness and hit the search and have been reading up on it. I just need to get out there and try it out, now. Not much season left though, haul out is scheduled for October 11. :(
Silly question at this late date, but can someone tell me the function of the woodwork just to port of the sink in my post #9 http://pearsonariel.org/discussion/s...93&postcount=9? It would be nice if the forward section held the hatch boards, but it's too narrow. I wondered if the taller aft section is for my fire extinguisher - which is attached to the bulkhead. I thought a function would eventually present itself, but not as of yet.
Had some photos of Lucky Dawg taken yesterday afternoon. I had been carrying around a disposable camera for several weeks waiting for an opportune moment to get someone to take some pictures. This guy and his dog were motoring by in a Boston Whaler just as I was hoisting my sails. Flagged him down and as I went to hand him my crappy camera, he whipped out a monster professional camera with a foot-long lens. Said he had just come out to take pictures. I must be living right.
I know she is a pretty girl, but I've never seen her from this perspective.
The tall one: holder for a roll of paper towels?
I've seen a system like that for plates on the left and coffee cups on the right (handles fit in the slot).
Thanks for the thoughts, but too skinny for paper towels, and without coffee or much food consumed onboard... this spot may turn into a hatch-board storage site.
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We've had an incredibly warm fall so far. Denial only lasts so long on the Great lakes. Below on the water last week... and what is soon to come...:(
burr.... glad we don't get that much ice on Narragansett Bay! :eek:
Got the whole kit and kaboodle of 48 images from my photographer.
If you'd like to see the whole series of pix, go to:
http://picasaweb.google.com/kyle.amy...02142608973698
(possible that no one besides me wants to see 48 pictures of Lucky Dawg :) )