Hi all,
It was fairly gusty today and I decided it might be a good afternoon to try the boat out in something other than the light winds I've experienced so far. Two hours and three capsizes later (my first ever capsizes!) I had a big smile on my face and a few bruises on my arm. The final capsize launched me off the boat and I landed on the boom!
I discovered that the Sunfish is a LOT faster than the Toppers I have been sailing for the last year. I also found that the sail holds a lot of water and it takes a good while to get the boat upright again as the water drains off - any tips for this? (Other than checking the mainsheet isn't cleated - I learned that one already!)
My 6 year old came to watch and took some photos of me. There were rather more of me in the water than on the boat, so I've edited them carefully :
http://www.orangebug.co.uk/SunfishSailing/index.html
Thanks for all the great advice on the forum - this is the only place I've got for things Sunfish!
Nick
It was fairly gusty today and I decided it might be a good afternoon to try the boat out in something other than the light winds I've experienced so far. Two hours and three capsizes later (my first ever capsizes!) I had a big smile on my face and a few bruises on my arm. The final capsize launched me off the boat and I landed on the boom!
I discovered that the Sunfish is a LOT faster than the Toppers I have been sailing for the last year. I also found that the sail holds a lot of water and it takes a good while to get the boat upright again as the water drains off - any tips for this? (Other than checking the mainsheet isn't cleated - I learned that one already!)
My 6 year old came to watch and took some photos of me. There were rather more of me in the water than on the boat, so I've edited them carefully :
http://www.orangebug.co.uk/SunfishSailing/index.html
Thanks for all the great advice on the forum - this is the only place I've got for things Sunfish!
Nick