Be safe, bud... somehow that mainsail reminds me of an egg breakfast, maybe a two-tone omelet, LOL. You're not rigging a bow line? Perhaps you don't need one if you're simply sailing off a beach or lakeshore, but it's nice to have one should you decide to dock somewhere, and also to quickly bend on a towline in any kind of emergency. Not that I foresee that happening... I'm no fortune-teller, I just liked having a bow line whether I used it or not, and I'd run it aft to the cockpit and secure it so it was handy if I ever needed it. No future in trailing lines in the water, they look sloppy and slow ya down, LOL. Same goes for fenders which aren't secured properly aboard larger craft. I'll never forget this classic hand I sailed with back in the day, he had a Cal 27 and we'd regularly go on party voyages with other guys & gals. Whenever he saw some stooge under sail or power with fenders over the side (wildly bouncing and stress-testing their lines), he'd say in a loud voice which captured all attention:
"OH, LOOK!!! IT'S THE FENDER ISLAND YACHT CLUB!!!"
He was a funny guy, and a damned good sailor too, we always sailed into and outta that tricky slip he had at CYC, over by the Chart House. He was also the first owner of Laser #2069, my beloved boat which carried me through so many fine adventures. But I digress... OP, you be safe out there, and go easy at first if it has been that long since you sailed, aye? You get any kind of breeze where you're sailing, you'll be feeling some sore muscles later, LOL, muscles you haven't used in awhile. Just sayin', since I'd feel those same muscles complaining after long days of hiking out in my 40s and 50s. After really brutal voyages, I'd be hobbling around like an old man that evening or the following morning, LOL. You've heard that line about 60 being the new 40 or whatever? Well, it doesn't apply when one is hiking out all day in stiff breeze & heller chop, that's for GODDAM sure. But hey, I sincerely hope you have a blast, maybe take a picnic lunch with ya in a soft cooler, those soft coolers come in handy when the cockpit is little more than a footbath.
GOOD LUCK TO YA, BE SAFE, AND CHEERS!!! PICS WOULD BE GREAT, EVEN IF THEY'RE ONLY TAKEN ON SHORE... WHICH REMINDS ME, DUMMY CORD OR SECURE WATERPROOF STORAGE FOR THE CAMERA & OTHER VALUABLES. MOI, I'D HIDE MY CAR KEYS ASHORE, USUALLY UNDER THE WHEEL WELL OR IN THE BUMPER. THOSE MAGNETIC KEY BOXES ALSO WORK...
Hadn't thought about it. Not surechucklane92 it looks great. Are you going to put a grip area where you will be sitting? I know it doesn't look good but one wave over the boat will make it a slip and slide.
Look like fun. We like a good breeze and we like drifters, a good chance to get to know the boat and marvel at how little wind it takes to move that boat around.
As for grip, the wood boats have a little grain and are not as slippery as the fiberglass boats. We didn't add anything gripwise to the Standard or the Super. And it is also important to be able to shift around quicker and not get stuck to something, or sandpapered to death. Our Super Sailfish had a toe rail as well, that came in handy at times. Everyone has different approaches, some folks use strips like you might find in the bottom of a bathtub. In they old days Alcort sold shorts with leather on the but called Scuttlebutts.
Our friends at Jamestown Distributors sell a new product called TotalTread which is a non skid that comes in Sand Beige, Kingston Gray, White and Light Gray. I'd imagine a little goes a long way.
And here's an important tip for tacking a Sailfish, Skipper discovered that it was easier to lay back whn tacking vs bend forward with legs and PFD in the way.