Abe(SA) Posted August 11, 2003 Posted August 11, 2003 There yea are-99.99% finished.By hooks or by crooks I sure am first in SA!Sailed her the week before and this weekend.First time we sailed on her maiden "voyage" the whole family were on the boat accept my eldest son who is now working near Underwood-ND.The wind was gusty so I decided to wait till later the afternoon for the wind to calm down a bit.We kept close to shore and the jetty to avoid some 5 miles rowing back and the wind petered out.I could hardly feel the breeze on my cheek and still the shore was far away so I decided to run with the wind from astern moving about half a yard /second to the shore. And then all of a sudden we could hear a gust aproaching and then seeing the rippling on the water I just knew I have more trouble than I have bargained for.The only option was to turn the wheel and when the gust reached us the boat gained momentum and I turned her around 180 deg and then the full gust hit us keeping her in irons-phew the turnaround was speedy and Linda being on a sailboat for the first time in her live did not like the manoeuvre very much-to such an extent that she did not come along this weekend. However no damage except for the clubfoot that split where the screw-eye entered it.This weekend the wind was quite strong so we waited again and then Ruan and I sailed-the wind differs from moderate to fresh and we really enjoyed it coming back just before the sun dipped in the west.We took this photo but there was some clouds before the sun so the colours are a bit faded. As an afterthought-we would not win a regatta easily at this stage but we would always be first in our class :idea: ...... in SA!! To have a look go to:http://groups.msn.com/SandbarsandDriftwood/hoystasalecompleted.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=655 Quote
Barry Pyeatt Posted August 11, 2003 Posted August 11, 2003 Congratulations Abe, fine looking Weekender. Nice accents with the green on white. Keep on posting photos and letting us know how the sailing is in SA. Bit far for trailering ours, but we can live it thru you. Quote
TexasPhil Posted August 12, 2003 Posted August 12, 2003 Looks great. Glad to hear about your voyage. Skill will come with practice... Do you have a manual on "Sailing Fundamentals"? It would probably help a lot. Quote
Remod Posted August 12, 2003 Posted August 12, 2003 Congratulations, Abe,,,and I agree, very pretty boat! And did anyone happen to notice the "shoal draft" characteristics displayed,,,or are the mates calves 43 inches long? :roll: ,,,Remod Quote
captjack Posted August 12, 2003 Posted August 12, 2003 she looks great!!! congrats!!! what a great day for you ! Quote
Guest Abe Posted August 15, 2003 Posted August 15, 2003 Nope they aint 43".Ruan kept the bow in the wind and he is pressing down on the bow-look how far is the stern above the water.The shore is on the stern-side-look through the reeds and you could see some caravans parked.The angle slopes down to the bow so there is room for the keel to be pressed down.This photo was taken in a few seconds bofore the sun was down behind a ridge and some clouds. Quote
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