I thought I replied to this yesterday, must not have hit post. Thanks for your advice, I do wear a life jacket and have a friend who id=s following me around in his pontoon...just in case! I am learning a lot from the generous advise of this group!
I am definitely a trial and error type learner, but I plan to read up also. So far, just going with what feels right to get the feeling of the boat, I have never sailed by myself before! I love learning and when I get a bit of wind...describable!
This did happen to me twice, first time the dagger board stayed in place, easy to flip back up. Second time I didn't have the dagger board snapped in place and had to re-insert, what a pain, but I figured out after several different attempts. My dagger board has a flat spring that holds it in...
I heard that flapping noise quite a bit and struggled with getting the wind back in the sails...trying to figure out how the rudder and sail work together. I noticed once I did have wind I struggled to keep it and stay in one direction...over-steering I think.
Thank you all. All sound advice. I do wear a life vest and have a friend close by in a pontoon to tow me in if needed and has been needed both times out. We have a lot of flags on docks on the lake and watch them for wind direction. I will look to the water for signs of wind as I practice...
Again, I am brand new at this, so have a lot of questions. My boat has a worn bridle with a little loop to attach to, I ordered a new one and it looks like it doesn't have that loop, do I make one or is it really supposed to ride from side to side?
Thanks for the heads up! That makes sense as I was doing much better along the shore in the lighter winds than when I got out into the middle of the lake where the wind was stronger. I do have a friend with a pontoon close by jeering, I mean cheering me on and ready to assist. What do you mean...
Thanks so much! I think there were only 10-15 mph winds...can't imagine trying to figure it all out in high winds. Trying to run the rudder and sail all at once was tough, but those few times I did catch some wind and had the boat going fast and balancing with my weight was fantastic and...
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