joe c
banned
ive got the sailing down. but the launching is always hit or miss. with the dagger tangling in the vang half the time, and messing with the downhaul for the rudder... once the water is deep enough to have the rudder down it gets more difficult to hop in the boat from the water. obviously a deep water dock would be helpful but thats not doable where im sailing out of.
so, any tips on doing all of things with a crew onboard. i try to point high when pushing off and jumping in but its not always successful. sometimes i have have bail out and start over.
i guess maybe i need to slow down and set the boom to lee of the dagger and try to steer off. in heavier wind though the boat just wants to blow around where ever it wants almost immediately and with no steering i cant sheet. we try and get the dagger down as soon as the water is deep enough. ive tried the horn cleat, a clam, and now im back to a symetrical horn on the tiller. makes the sunfish seem so easy. haha.
thx
so, any tips on doing all of things with a crew onboard. i try to point high when pushing off and jumping in but its not always successful. sometimes i have have bail out and start over.
i guess maybe i need to slow down and set the boom to lee of the dagger and try to steer off. in heavier wind though the boat just wants to blow around where ever it wants almost immediately and with no steering i cant sheet. we try and get the dagger down as soon as the water is deep enough. ive tried the horn cleat, a clam, and now im back to a symetrical horn on the tiller. makes the sunfish seem so easy. haha.
thx