Monday, February 14, 2005

Sailing: Kirkland back to Bellevue

It was blowing 15 from the south - which meant a constant beat all the way to Bellevue.

One really strange thing about the W17 is it doesn't seem to want to point into the wind when you let go of the controls. On the monohulls I've had you can just let go of everything, start raising the main, and you're instantly pointing into the wind. This doesn't seem to be the case with the W17... it made putting up the main a nightmare.

Definitely need to add a top lift, roller mechanism and boom lock... would make this boat much easier to use.

It was fun beating up wind... but the wind died after the 520 bridge. Motoring this boat is hell. First - your head is like one foot from the engine. Second - the engine kicks up so much water that it's like taking a shower. It was a madening experience. Need to investigate an electric motor option.

Taking the boat apart was much easier than putting it together. Still need to investigate mooring options for this though.

Still not sure if I like this boat yet. At this point I can't see doing long trips in it... that has to change or the boat has to go.

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