by Castaway » Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:33 am
Hi, Andy.
Just seen your post; we got back from Sweden, where Castaway is now laid up, this morning. No more sailing this year!
We did quite a bit of sailing, mostly to windward, this season, and our fairly new sails performed well. We still have the wishbones and wrap around (but zipped) sails, and we have got great control over sail shape, so long as we ease both the halyard and outhaul a little when running or on a broad reach. Fully battened sails must give you better light airs performance, but we had little opportunity for that in the East coast archipelago this summer.
Perhaps we might get to Findhorn and see Saorsa sometime; I'll send a message if the chance arises.
Kind regards,
Gerald
Gerald Freshwater,
s/y 'Castaway', (UK F35 cat ketch, centreboard, 1987)
Lerwick Boating Club
Shetland Isles, Scotland