This one is my buddy David last friday. First time putting a reef in my new main for winds that were gusty and strong. What I learned: Reefing a sail for the first time is best done at the slip with no wind! Work out the bugs an kinks and make your adjustments there while it is calm and quiet. Not in 30 mph winds with somebody who hasn't sailed your boat much, and listening to your new impeller coming outta the water as each wave goes by... but it was a good day. We washed the windows numerous times...
Oh and another tidbit. Do not sit on the low side and film video while steering with your foot when a gust hits... and if you are at least get the shot!
Thanks for bringing us along as always Billy.
Is there a buccaneer missing a jib somewhere, lol.
She looks good in the heavy stuff.
That was a good sized puff!
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." - William Arthur Ward jerecaustin.com
Jay that "storm 80" jib is actually a storm sail I got off e-bay for my Catalina 27 project... was a good deal an works fine on the C-22 in some conditions without putting up my 26sq/ft storm jib...
Nice vids, thanks. Since I've never actually sailed my C22 yet nor been aboard one, that slight humming noise that can sometimes be heard is coming from the keel cable?
