Showing posts with label sail combinations on july 22 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sail combinations on july 22 2008. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Jim on July 22 - experimenting with sails


836 miles to go. Wind has been getting lighter. Hope that I went far enough south, but probably reached the point of diminishing returns. At 150 mile/day that puts me 5 1/2 days out. Its slow going, but I am getting a chance to experiment with sails to see what works the best. Problem is that it takes a long time to change sail combinations. Typically a couple of hours. Running lines, moving sails around, 05 trips back and forth to the bow on my hands and knees. Usual stuff.