So we finally made it out of town today. Got a really late start but decided not to fret about destinations and just sail north. Against a north breeze of course but hey that gives us the sun!
I am really liking the new rig. I am in love with the main sheet system, it is soooooo much easier than the old one! Even reefed the genoa to see how hard it was to furl under load (pretty hard- I need a different cleat system for the furling line. I already figured out how to do it. I'll pick up parts next time I am near a boat place. Maybe Pt Townsend or Anacortes -still don't know which way we will go tomorrow) She sailed fine with the reefed foresail in fact I was pretty happy with how well she was pointing all day. I had staysail and the new genoa up front. I was having trouble adjusting the staysail. I had not noticed but it's sheet had not been connected correctly last time we worked on it. I'll fix that tomorrow before hoisting. Otherwise the two sails played together nicely.
I am so impressed with how the mainsail keeps it's shape and just keeps pulling no matter how stupidly I trim it! (hey how was I to know those telltales weren't really glued down?)
And yep those lazy jacks really do work.
I'm sitting here watching the sunset and sipping my dark and stormy in Kingston, looking forward to another day of sailing tomorrow. We are still learning all the tricks of the new rig!
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