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11. July 2014
The ugliest boom tent of Baltic Sea
The ugliest boom tent of Baltic Sea
13. July 2014
High Above

High Above

The patch on the sails preventing the sails from rubbing through on the spreaders was worn of by the downwind ride south of Ærø. Time to fix it before the sails are damaged. We’ll be sailing from Grömitz to Orth tomorrow, according to the predicted wind direction mostly downwind. Good idea to do it today.

Building the protector

Building the protector

With less than 10€ for some artificial leather and ribbon, I’ve build a sail / spreader protectors. I used a round plate, scissors and players to shape it and cut the ribbon holes.

The protectors are certainly not the most beautiful, but I’m sure they’ll do the trick. Next time, I’ll get other ribbons – preferably in black.

The more exiting part was actually going up into the rig – my first time. We’ve used two halyards, just in case. It’s a pretty nice view up there.

Note to myself: wear a t-shirt. I spend around 1,5 hours up there taking pictures, enjoying the view and sewing the protectors onto the rig. With 4-5 bft, my body cooled down unexpectedly fast despite the sun.  Back on board, I put on some warm cloth and had a tea.

norðri's Nose
norðri’s Nose
Beam me up Sina!
Beam me up Sina!
Grömitz Harbour
Grömitz Harbour

Sail / spreader protector
Sail / spreader protector
Done
Done
Will she let me down again?
Will she let me down again?

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