Tanzer 16--Rain--Rain--Rain--Drying sails

Tanzer 16--Rain--Rain--Rain--Drying sails -- May 12, 2017  Sails are expensive, I like mine to look nice.  That means drying them out to prevent formation of our state flower, mildew.  Hate those little black spots.  So before we went sailing yesterday I cleaned the shop.

It rained like crazy, but worth it. We had one of those rare days when the wind was blowing 10 knots, but the water was flat.  We put the boat on a broad reach and flew up the bay.  We practiced weight placement on a beat, a run, and a broad reach.  Weight forward on a beat and reach definitely improve speed and shorten tacking time.

Now the clean up.  Sails, bags, rain gear spread out on the floor--glad we didn't fly the spinnaker.

After our tests, we decided to shorten the tiller back to its original length.

Thinking about modifying the way we launch the spinnaker--more later along with new jib sheet cleats on the pedestal.

Dry sails stay new looking a lot longer.

Cut the tiller back to its original length.  The extra five inches was good for
single handing--but not so swell with a crew.