Looks like 10-13 knots this morning, so late summer Saratoga lake NY sail!
Pics to come
Harpoon day, Saratoga Lake
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kmclemore
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Re: Harpoon day, Saratoga Lake
Looking forward to seeing them! I had my Harpoon out on Lake Galena two weeks ago - had a blast sailing with one of my Eagle Scout candidates while Jan and his mum relaxed and kibitzed on shore.
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Re: Harpoon day, Saratoga Lake
Well I didn't get too many pix but had a blast!
It did blow up a bit, so I had the 4.6 sail on the 5.2 as an alternative to a reef.
My jib halyard is stretchy and I had some trouble getting the sail flat so we were a bit overpowered.
My expert sailor friend Nat will help me tune this up better next time.
I dipped rail twice, once taking on about a foot of water astern, but the bailers drained it in about 30 seconds once I fit moving again!
It did blow up a bit, so I had the 4.6 sail on the 5.2 as an alternative to a reef.
My jib halyard is stretchy and I had some trouble getting the sail flat so we were a bit overpowered.
My expert sailor friend Nat will help me tune this up better next time.
I dipped rail twice, once taking on about a foot of water astern, but the bailers drained it in about 30 seconds once I fit moving again!
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kmclemore
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Re: Harpoon day, Saratoga Lake
Yeah, it's amazing how fast those Elvstrom bailers can empty the Harpoon... a few years ago I overturned mine and it took less than 5 minutes to right the boat, climb aboard, get under way and completely drain the boat. Admiral Jana, my passenger, was rather damp and not best pleased, but quite amazed it was resolved so quickly.