Points like a devil
The above image includes new-to-me (bronze) Jib tracks mounted cabin top at roughly 8 to 10 degrees off centreline. These were added to service a hank-on jib we've been using the past few years, call it a 90% highcut. The boat came to me with a virtually new 130 set up for the old Schaffer furler, a dreadful appratus, along with a similarly geared staysail. I've just parked it all in sail bags until I decide to spring for a modern foil furlers and have the cable stripped out the sails re-tailored to suit.
Anyway, this afternoons' outing in light airs was most interesting. With the new full batten main with real shape and the jib trimmed she pointed up to the apparent wind like I've never seen before.
That image also showed a good deal of anti-fouling exposed by the bow, that was courtesy of removal of roughly 450 lbs of fixed ballast we removed from below the forward water tank. I've now placed six lead ingots (guessing 180 lbs) in the bottom of the rope locker and that's brought the bow down about half way. Perhaps that trim is contributing to her improved pointing capability. Trimmed thus the mast is raked back a degree or so?
Any hoooo, it was wonderful to get her out for a few hours.
