04.20.05

Yeah…

Posted in General, WYC at 9:54 am

I was going to study yesterday. Really I was. But it was sunny and windy and I had my sailing gear in my car…and of course, I’ve always maintained that academics should never be allowed to interefere with sailing.

I decided to single-hand a Hobie 16, so after half an our of patching ripped out batten pockets with sail tape I finally got on the water. The jib sheets were too big for the blocks, which made sheeting out rather difficult…I’ll have to fix that. And this time I got a trapeze harness that actually fit into the hardware on the boat–last time I grabbed a harness with a windsurfing spreader bar…and, well…let’s just say I was slightly annoyed to find out it didn’t fit after I was on the water. Always check first. The sail was great–my sail trim is pretty bad, but it was getting better by the time I was finished–if longer trap runs are any indication of better sail trim. I do have slightly sore ribs from the trapeze harness…but it was totally worth it.

Anyway…I left my gear at home to dry so I won’t have any excuse not to study today.

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