BoatGirl’sIndianSummer

This past weekend was a long weekend.  My initial plan was to sail to Angel Island on Saturday, spend the night there, and get back in time for Paul to get to hockey.  Then, I got food poisoning.  So, Saturday got pushed to Sunday.  Then Sunday morning, we watched a very frightening movie (Jesus Camp) so got a late start.  But eventually, I got to the Indian Summer and got a lot done.  I cleaned, finally put up curtains, went to West Marine and found a ring that I can jury rig with a little epoxy and a yogurt container cover into a new cap for the shore power plug while sailing, and added water to the holding tank.  Other good news is that the jury rigging to prevent water from coming in the hatch during the rain has been working.  Its been way too long since I spent quality time with my boat.

We spent Sunday night on the boat at the dock, with the plan to go for a sail Monday.  But what with the lack of wind in the morning, the extreme low tides and super strong ebb, I decided it made more sense to continue boat work.  Finally, I was able to take the mainsail over to talk to a sailmaker about getting another set of reef points added and various other issues I have with it. 

The main has always seemed just a little too big, and the leech is always a little baggy.  Since sailmakers aren’t open on weekends, I’ve sort of been at a loss about what to do with it.  Luckily, Hood Sails was open Monday and I brought it over.  The woman I spoke with there (Vicki maybe?) was really awesome.  She told me what I needed to measure on the boat, and sent me back with a measuring tape, multiple sail slugs to test for the right one, and good advice.  So, I’m having her add the reef points and change out the slugs.

And, she suggested I talk to a rigger about having a mast gate made.  Makes sense, so that’s the next step (as long as I don’t wind up enemployed in the next few weeks!).