I've  been distracted by the committee's arguments  for not supporting  "The white Sail Issue"     more of that later.

 

Another weekend on the Irish Sea using our furler has prompted a temporary postponement until after the Nationals.

 

If I haven't learned anything else , in not measuring my forestay length has put me back probably several months to

 regain last years boatspeed. My boat was taken off the water by fellow members of SCYC for which I  was eternally

grateful unfortunately the cord between forestay and deck was removed . I live and learn. The use of single luff

wire tension to set up the boat has proven problematic despite changing the rake and altering rig tension we could

not gain consistant boatspeed the problem got progressively worse as the windspeed increased.

 

One noticeable effect was the panting of the sail which could not be damped as it is when hanging off the forestay.

The change of luff round and chord also was out of control such that hooking of the leach particularly at the top

section was distastrous. Answer is to start with a new gib and tune the boat back to competitive speeds as a benchmark.

This could take some time. Many nodding heads at SCYC  and certian members suggested throwing the device away.

 

So I now have a tuning partner in which some serious benchmarking  will commence this next Saturday morning in which

we will share everything including crew and helm swops and sails etc. Cant wait ..........     nil desperandum .

 

Nothing ventured ....you get Nothing ......That could be  the Watchword for  the  "White Sail Issue"