Tag: Sails
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Sail Maintenance and so on…
Today the weather was really nice and calm so we profited from that by doing a small repair on the genoa luff. It had a small rip in the usual spot just at the start of the fore-stay groove. Now it has been reinforced by a bit of kevlar so it should be OK. We…
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End of season. Officially Swedish.
The final thing missing before the ice settles on the Stockholm archipelago was some sailing photos with the Solent and the Code-0 set. Yesterday we managed this, thanks to photographer Helena Wahlman. You can see some results at the “Official” Swedish Photo Blog at sweden.se) and a whole bunch friends who came along for the…
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Sea Trial Trails
Wow! First day of REAL sea trials is done. The wind was around 20kts, with gusts up to 28kts (14 m/s). Perfect wind for really seeing how the boat behaved. First of all, the balance was superb!!! We did not yet have the reefing lines installed, so we sailed with a full main and the…
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Nice to have on a sailboat: Sails.
The sails are the last thing that goes on. But the team at Hamel Sails is already hard at work, to make sure everything is ready when the boat is rigged in late August. Panels of the stay-sail being glued together before sewing: Sections laid out: The clew patch being sewed: