We have been working on our rig setup, particularly confirming that we have the right stiffening on our top mast. When we first set the mainsail we have excessive bend in the top section which meant we couldn’t get leech tension. This was due to the RS800 mast being designed from the ‘auto rig’ concept from the late 1990’s. We … Read More
Freebooter – Two sail reach in 16-20 knots of wind
A couple of weeks ago we were out tuning Freebooter’s rig, post the work we did to stiffen the top section. We are happy with the work we did the mast is bending nicely and now we are getting the main to set better. On our way back in we hooked up some great waves, on a fast trapeze reach.
Striping, sanding and more sanding
Starting to race finish the hull We left the third coat to harden for ten days over Christmas and the gave it its last 240 grit sand. The surface was noticeably harder to sand, it took about a day and a half in total to get the surface completely flat and fair. It also gave us the opportunity to look … Read More