We managed to get our International 23 catamaran on the water for a test sail after a month's work tidying her up. Not before we spent a morning putting everything back together, including the trampoline.
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Nearly finished!
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| The arduous task of replacing the trampoline. |
The trailer set up worked well for launching the boat, although we have to make sure there is enough water under her each time so a tide table will come handy.
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| Trailer set up |
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| Down the ramp she goes |
The winds were a favourable 15 knots from the south east, a lovely change from the hideous hot northerlies we can sometimes experience over summer in the Whitsundays.
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| She floats! |
No bottle of champagne for her relaunch, but we did have great sail in Pioneer Bay, surrounded by the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Gary ran us through some drills of hoisting the spinnaker, trimming sails, tacking and gybing, to get us ready for Wednesday Twilight racing. We made some classic rookie mistakes - wineglass and trawling for prawns just to name a couple, but Gary's expertise and training will put us on track.
Check out the
video of Lady K with her spinnaker flying.
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| Hose down |
After wash down, we celebrated with beer and pizzas by the pool and looking forward to our next outing.
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