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I took sea puppy out with a new crew member today for the first race. Elizebeth did great.. She didn’t get sea sick and was handling lines and helping by the end of the day. Ok I have recieved the inline scale I purchased and have tested for static lbs of thrust that my 4hp johnson outboard provides on my sailboat. The scale is rated from 1 lb to 3000 lbs in 1 lb increments with a digital readout and is certified. I tested three times to make sure it was consitent. I also created a bridle from the aft deck cleats to tie the scale to so that thrust was measured by pulling on a line that ran down the center of the boat from the bow to the center of the transom. I took Sea Puppy out by myself. Winds 15 to 20 gusting to 23 or so. Seas about 1 ft.. what a blast.. on a beam with half the jib reefed and two reefs in the main I was still doing 7 knots. Measured the wind with the anemometer that Miriam gave me for christmas 🙂 I wasn’t trying to push it hard there for I reefed fairly early. Also with sustained gusts that were runing 7 to 10 knots over average wind speed I reefed more for the gusts than the sustained winds. As always when by myself I ran the jacklines and clipped in if out of the cockpit. Mostly it was a pretty slow day. I just enjoyed the clear blue skys and nice winds. Went out today with Jay on Walkabout.. what a gorgeous day.. so bright and clear it almost hurt with the temperature hitting the high 70’s. We were only going to go out for about 2 hours. 6 hours later we get back…. Just awesome day.. 12 knots of wind and flat seas.. Took Sea Puppy out by myself today… calm conditions.. maybe 8 knots of wind and less that 1 ft of seas… almost flat. |
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