TWIS – Spi Gybe Sheets – Wild Wednesday – Night Race – Fastnet Planning – What Kind Of Sailor Are You?
Pole Move While Gybing
What is the move to keep the jib sheets above the pole while gybing? Need to practice that. Something to do with keeping the sheets on your shoulder.
Holiday Practice – Anchor and MOB
On thé holiday Sunday and Monday we did some practicing and in light wind we marauded into the party scene at Hanlon’s and dropped the anchor a few times! Woot woot!
Fastnet Requirements
Well – It’s been almost exactly two years since getting my Can Sail 1-2 and de-masting Gladys. Four years to go till Fastnet 2027 and only 2 years before confirming the team and starting the training requirements. We’ll need to log at least 300 mines of offshore racing together during that year. The next two years will be focused on logging miles, honing craft and sorting all the trades required to keep systems in top share and ‘self serviceable’. I’ll also need to sort out a boat as we need to complete pre racing miles in the race boat. Hum… Figaro 2 enters mind. Or – what if – we sail Let’s Bounce over to the UK as race training. Sail Zen’It back?
What Kind Of Sailor Are You
Two years in and I am collecting a wonderful collection of experiences on other peoples boats. With each boat comes a unique Skipper, new house rules (stoppers in sheets, sail ties port/stb, tension or harden, gybe the main first or the Spi, launch Spi from the beam, foredeck, pulpit, tape the Spi halyard or not, bare feet ok?) and a vibe of sorts that galvanizes the boat to its leader. I wonder if, after awhile, boats start to resemble their owners?
First 30?
I think last Wednesday was my first over 30 knot experience. Super fun and soaking wet. Knee Deep was lumbering about as we struggled to make the start as our faithful 2.3 hp outboard was not into powering thru waves.
On moment we were bemoaning our 100% jib sail choice (Sharks normally roll with 150% / 180) in 6 knots, the next we got hit with rain and hissing wind that gave the boat a good wake up and us a grand ‘soaker’!
Race – EYC Night Race
Wooo hoo! We finish NOT last and past two boats! Me and Arjuna rocking the Shark in the DDD Dark! We got I to a really great grove on the beam reach in the way home as winds picked up and nasty clouds chased us back to EYC where there was much merriment and refreshments!
Race – Ahmen #5
An excellent and beautiful day in Chris’ x102 with Vlad. All the great things. New sails and jury rigging the pole for a bow sprit to check out the crispy A1! Really awesome boat – fast and well thought out with lots of room below and on top.
Testing Strava Links
See ya next week for a discussion on Ohms law and a peek into the world of Marine electronics! 🙌🏻