Tanzer 16 Revised Traveler - Boat Named - Finally

Tanzer 16 Revised Traveler - Boat Named - Finally  -- February 20, 2014  --  Waiting for the new hinge to replace the one bent out of shape by the falling mast.  In the meantime small improvements continue that should make it easier to sail the boat this year.  We want to be more efficient when we race, and I want to make it more convenient to single-hand the boat.

Last year it was difficult to use the traveler when the wind was above 15 knots and almost impossible in 20 knots.  To make it easier we gave the traveler a two-part mechanical advantage by adding a block on the boom.  So it now looks like this.

 

Yes, it is quite dirty.  The boat is stored in an open-ended garage (formerly

car port) that we call the "covered bridge."  It will get a thorough scrubbing

before we hit the water.  The dark spot on the port side is a repair that has

never been painted--next fall.

 

There have been other small improvements, and, as I thought about it, the boat named itself.  My wife had been bugging me for two years to name the boat, and honestly I couldn't think of a name. (She wanted to get some embroidered shirts and hats for Tony and me.)

After two years of tiny improvements, it was quite clear.  The boat wants to be named "iteration...". No capital i.  Block letters.  Since the hull doesn't get painted for two years (deck next year) we'll go ahead and put the name on now.  Something like this:

iteration...