August Winds
Yesterday's wind at Bronkhorstspruit was fantastic after the dodgy winds we've had this year. Hopefully the August winds are just a bit late this year. We had about 15 - 20 knots from NE for most of the day. That means quite a lot of chop at the catamaran club but nothing too hectic.It's the best turnout we've had for a long time with 10 sailors turning up. Unfortunately in my mad sprint out the house to the dam I didn't take any cameras along, doh! There were some people there (I didn't catch their names, a guy and a girl?) taking pictures and mentioned they would be putting them up on a website. Does anyone have a link?
It was a pretty good day for me as I sorted out a couple of problems with my rigging, namely not putting too much downhaul because it depowers the sail completely and solved the camber-inducer-popping-off-the-mast-on-every-turn problem by tying a length of rope from the cam to the base of the mast to stop it sliding up the mast. Worked like a charm.
Once I had the cam problem sorted I actually started to get a few jibes with a decently controlled carve.It's a lot easier to concentrate when you're not worrying about whether the sail is going to survive the turn. I still need to work on the sail flip timing (a lot) so that I don't stop moving. I was only used as a jibe bouy once which is a major improvement...bastards!
I think there's going to be quite a few stiff people today, because most of us are still quite unfit from the slow winter. I know I am. Post a Comment
