2012-06-17 She Floats

We took the boat, tentatively named "Ella", story forthcoming, to Spring Lake for some sailing tests. There are a number of tweaks to be done to the sailing rig, and the sloped transom means the rudder action is kind of weird so we may have to address that, but overall I'm very pleased.

Original sail rig Image:2012-06-17CharleneAtTheHelm.jpg Wildlife Image:2012-06-17DanAndCharleneInSailboatWithTweakedRig.jpg We reworked the sail rig to be a little flatter, I think we're going to head towards a more traditional lateen rig And back at the dock

KML of yesterday's sail, link to Google Maps with the sail overlaid on it.

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