The Launch!

The launch went well!

We got down to the ramp under threat of rain but it looked like it would miss us so we went ahead and launched.

The wind was blowing from the west but, as you will towards the end of the video, they swung to the SE and blew strong! We had a good test of the rigging in that I did not reduce sail and we hit 4 knots to windward, pretty good for a tubby catboat. Going with the wind, we hit just over 6 knots!



here is a direct link to the same video.

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/P....nt=100_7798.flv

Tat was Terri threatening to toss the camera overboard if I overturned the boat! :

There were a couple minor adjustments I will have to make like a downhaul for the boom but nothing major. The boat did not leak and sailed better into the wind than I expected, giving me a light pull to windward on the tiller, which is what you want. All in all a great design from a great designer!

I will get her out again next week after the additional mast hoop arrives and I put the downhaul in!

A special thanks to my dad and Terri. They both contributed greatly to the boat and I appreciate all they did to help!