The picture below isn't taken from an ideal location or calibrated, but does give a pretty good indication of the new Hood mainsail shape. Note the "speed bubble" just like my North Sails race main.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
2010 Maiden Voyage with New Mainsail
Well after a long winter and lots of work getting Rhapsody ready in the spring, we were rewarded with a great day to cruise from Borden Light Marina and Fall River to our slip at the Coasters Harbor the Newport Navy Marina. First I needed to mount a new Windex to replace the one that got damaged when the mast was stepped the week before. You can also see the new black Harken Carbofoil contracts sharply against the white mast. The Carbo foil was significantly "smoother" than the old Tuff Luff for raising and lowering the #1 genoa. This should be a real benefit for the foredeck crew.
There are some pictures of Warren standing next to the new Hood Vektron main. Below is a picture of the main flaked across the boom. The folds are setup to alternate between the slugs in the mast track.
Since we had a breeze that reached 18-20kts apparent while underway, there was an opportunity to "walk up the mast".
The picture below isn't taken from an ideal location or calibrated, but does give a pretty good indication of the new Hood mainsail shape. Note the "speed bubble" just like my North Sails race main.
Overall, this was a very successful maiden voyage.
The picture below isn't taken from an ideal location or calibrated, but does give a pretty good indication of the new Hood mainsail shape. Note the "speed bubble" just like my North Sails race main.
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