sails No 30 and 31

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landyacht
landyacht
WA
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WA, 5921 posts
22 Aug 2009 8:05pm
Ive been fortunate to find a retired sewing machine mechanic , here in Kalgoorlie who was happy to teach me how to reset the timing on my singer. As I have now lost the fear to sew the heavy stuff I got stuck in over a few afternoons and nights and whipped up this 4m sail. Ive ripped 60mm off the leach, straightened it and piled it on the head. a bit more curve on the top of the luff to hold it tight( fingers crossed). hopefully try tommorrow. when I checked my sail list it turned out to be No 30!!!!!!!





Then it rained on friday so the only thing left to do was pull out a KA Rasta sail that has been waiting till I got better on the machine. Thanks to Birdseyeview, who gave me some great advice on sewing monofilm, I ripped this 4m out in less than 1 day.
. It on the same principle. narrower sail with a big head for lots of upwind speed,tha t should twist off when sailing downwind.
so heres No 31

No rain tonight please!!
Gizmo
Gizmo
SA
2866 posts
SA, 2866 posts
22 Aug 2009 10:12pm
Just a thought if there is a hint of rain tonight do Promogirl a favor ... bring the washing in
pirrad
pirrad
SA
850 posts
SA, 850 posts
22 Aug 2009 10:39pm
Sweet lookin sails,what do you do with your head when you tack/gybe....DUCK?....

No rain tonight please!!
Not with all that washing on the line.
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
23 Aug 2009 6:48pm
all the old landsailors know that if you can see under the boom ,its too high
when sailingyour head would be down on the cushion so you wouldnt have much trouble seeing. tacking and gybing are just a slight letting out of the sheet, do your bit , sheet in and zoom away. flapping sails and booms way out is all rather unprofessional.
After 30+ years of this you are either racing the fleet, the clock,your PB, or not in a yacht
washing on the line is becoming a bit of a trademark
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