25-30kt winds with Barb and Dave

Interesting (and nice) sail with Barb and Dave with 25 knot sustained winds and gusts to 30.    Sailed with genny only and still maintained 5 knots!

August sailing - and the new sail

Some pictures of recent sails in August + the new main from Doyle sails w/ stackpack.

 

Nice sail on August 3rd with Steve

15-20 knots of wind and beam reach from Montrose to 31st street harbor and back.  Averaged 6 knots.  

New cabin sole

Rozinante's original teak and holly cabin sole was showing its age with the thin laminate peeling away and bare in some spots.

I used a product called PlasTeak to overlay the original sole and it turned out great!

 

Old

 

Pattern Making

New!

Sailing with the 'chute'

Had a great sail with good winds to fly the asymmetric.    Based on performance and dimensions, it appears it's the equivalent of an A3 gennaker.

Winds were about 15-20 knots and the boat was flying (~7kts).   Following that sail, I purchased sailing gloves :)

Nice May sail - though winds a little light

Nice Spring sail with Steve and David - winds hovering around 10kts but a few puffs pushed us to 6kts through the water. 

With the light winds, figured it was a good time to play with the asymmetric.  Unfortunately by the time we had it rigged, the winds were down to nothing.  Regardless - it was good practice.

Pedestal Cover

After success with the winches, I ordered the material for the pedestal cover.  Sailrite also sent an instructional DVD which was really helpful.   

Patterning this cover was difficult due to the nav pod (GPS and autopilot) that I installed last year.  David suggested using muselin to create the pattern and that worked out very well. I used double sided tape to hold it in place while using a sharpie to mark the seams.  

Mom provided some helpful advice and recommended pinning the pieces together after cutting and having a trial fit.  I only needed to make adjustments to the creases and after 1 day of sewing, had a completed cover.   It fits and looks great!

2013 Launch and halyard retrieval

Brought the boat from Waukegan to Montrose with David and Steve.  Was a last minute trip as the engine work was completed and needed to vacate the slip asap for later launches.

Larsen Marine did alot of work on the boat - new water pump, temporary seal of the heat exchanger (awaiting new part), new running rigging, new spinnaker halyard, and fresh bottom paint.  

Weather on the trip was interesting.  Knew we would see a cold front pass with 20 kt winds.  We were prepared and dressed warm, however the front passed with a bang - at least 40 kt wind and lost the main halyard shackle.  We were able to douse the sail and motor in. But the halyard at the top of the mast was trouble.  Did some searching on the internet and came across a posting where an owner used pvc pipe with a duct tapped pasta spoon on one end.   Run the pipe up the backstay and a few twists and it's caught.  

I did the same using 3/4 pex and a metal pasta spoon - worked like a charm!