I'm really excited now because I finally got "Das Boot" into the waters of Lake Michigan this weekend.
There was minimal wind, so I motored from the storage place about 40 miles to my harbor - the 5 HP Honda outboarder pushed me at a little over 5 miles/hour (that would be a little less than 4 knots I guess).
When a very slight breeze picked up I put up sails and tried to use the wind a little, but it wasn't much - never got more than 4 miles/hour.
The wind stayed very weak and kept changing directions, causing the main to flap around a lot and the boom to suddenly move across and try hitting me in the head when I wasn't looking - it managed just once, but that put me back in my place.
Another problem I had was getting riding turns on the halyard winches - attached is the arrangement my boat has. The angle of winch to the roller on the mast just seems to be promoting those running turns - how can I avoid them? Is the position of my winches wrong somehow?
Thanks for your help, guys!
Last edited by Stephan; 05-28-2006 at 10:20 PM.
Reason: I was silly
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