The winds were really gusty today, so what a better day to get out on the lake. I reefed the main and launched off the boat ramp. I had my GPS with me and hit 9.6 mph on a broad reach. I wanted to raise the centerboard a little bit, but with the gusty/shifty winds I didn't want to go swimming so I kept it down. After a break I headed back out, this time made it to 9.8 mph, and a couple of times was cruising above 7 mph and did a little bit of surfing on the motorboat waves.
I got a bunch of questions from a young couple, they have a 1960-something 14' sailboat and wanted a lesson. This was not a day for beginners to get out by themselves, so I took them out for about 20 minutes on my Capri. I kept the main reefed, the boat felt slow with the extra ballast, but was still a lot of fun for them.
9.8 mph was the fastest I've gone so far on the Capri, it was a fun day and I'm seriously exhausted tonight. My repaired centerboard worked great.
-Robert
1989 Capri 14 mod 2
I got a bunch of questions from a young couple, they have a 1960-something 14' sailboat and wanted a lesson. This was not a day for beginners to get out by themselves, so I took them out for about 20 minutes on my Capri. I kept the main reefed, the boat felt slow with the extra ballast, but was still a lot of fun for them.
9.8 mph was the fastest I've gone so far on the Capri, it was a fun day and I'm seriously exhausted tonight. My repaired centerboard worked great.
-Robert
1989 Capri 14 mod 2