We've got company!

The Admiral and I went for a pre-Christmas sail this afternoon and were pleased to find two F-24s out sailing also.

First time we've seen other Farrier inspired tris on the harbor since we got our "new" boat.

The birds...

I've had some issues with birds lately. Besides doing their "duty" all over the boat, they knocked the new sparfly off. I haven't been up the mast to see if the mounting bracket is broken but fortunately, the sparfly landed on the deck. I tried a burgee on a staff to no avail. Today an owl deterrent with a swiveling head was delivered. We'll see how that works...

Some more new threads

Yesterday was a nice light air day, a good opportunity to check out our new spinnaker. We were quite pleased with the outcome. 

Our top speed for the day was 8.5 knots in seven to nine mile per hour winds. Admittedly, the tide was coming in...😎

This is a drill, I repeat, this is a drill

With Monday's weather forecast being a bit questionable, I have prepared kimosabi for a bit of wind by removing all the sails and strapping and tying it to the lift so it won't sway in the wind. Because the boat is so light and the mast so tall, I also have two halyards connected to the top beams of the lift. If the forecast were for a major hurricane, I would have also lowered the mast. It's actually best to remove trailerable boats from boat lifts and store them on a strapped down trailer. That isn't as easy for this old guy as it used to be...

New Threads...

The Admiral finished making a new sailcover yesterday. One advantage of having a partner that owned a Marine Canvas and Upholstery business for 25 years. All of our boats end up "properly dressed"...

Launched and ready

After arriving home and a bit of work raising the main hull waterline kimosabi³ is ready to go. The lift pads needed a bit of adjustment and I continue to tweak the sail controls.

Had a good morning sail with friends this week who are former owners of a Sprint and Tramp. Looking forward to many more...

Summer entertainment

While NOrth for the summer this is what we're using to get out on the beautiful waters of Lake Michigan/Green Bay. A bit faster than a Corsair...

a summer without...

We would love to be sailing on the beautiful waters of the Great lakes this summer. As previously posted kimosabi³ is on the hard at our home in Southwest Florida. 

During the summer of 2012 we were allowed to enter Kimosabi² in a race on the bay of Green Bay. We were the only multihull. It was about a 10 mile beat North to a bouy just south of Green Island, then a spinnaker ride back. It was a reverse handicap start so we were the second to the last boat to start. By the time we reached the windward mark south of Green Island we had passed all but one boat. Once we rounded the mark and popped the chute we took off. We finished an hour and a half ahead of the next boat to finish. After putting the boat back on its mooring and driving down to the marina, we watched the other boats come in from the race. Needless to say my friend who I let drive the entire race enjoyed himself...

Strapped and Jacked

Hurricane season has started in SW Florida and it's also the hot, rainy, no wind season with allot of unsettled weather. So.... Kimosabi³ gets strapped down on the trailer at home for 3 months while we are NOrth.

We got out sailing 4 times in the short time kimosabi was in the water. Hopefully we'll get to enjoy it allot more in the fall...

lift off!

We got the boat on our boat lift today for the first time. I had to amend it obviously to accommodate a folded Corsair. We'll haul the boat out in a week and store it strapped down on the trailer in hurricane mode while we are in northern Wisconsin for the summer. To properly store a boat on a trailer, vehicle stands are placed under the trailer to remove weight from the wheels and the trailer itself is also strapped down in the driveway.

Makin' Wind...

Since launching kimosabi³ last week and getting the boat ready to sail, we have been waiting for a weather window. We have had quite a period of unstable conditions with late morning and afternoon thunderstorms. Anyway, wanting our first ride to be uneventful we were finally able to get out this morning. Winds were forecast to be 6 knots out of the East.

Unfortunately, it never happened. The most we saw was probably 3. However our little 2000 lb boat behaved very well in those conditions.

I was quite pleased with what we were able to do....

Launch Day

Yesterday we got kimosabi³ launched. As I was preparing to raise the mast and straightening halyards, I discovered the previous owner had the screecher halyard connected to the jib. As a result we had to disconnect the mast from the step and work to get the correct halyard on the jib. In the process my phone fell off the boat and smashed. Having fun now... We launched and motored home and I continued to set up the boat. I still have a few issues to resolve concerning the previous owner's use of the boat. While setting it up I discovered the Cunningham and mast rotation control were new, never used. Not surprised...

Corsair number four

Yesterday we came home with our fourth Corsair,  a 2014 Dash MK2. It's been five years since we sold our 24MK1 and we have missed sailing on these wonderful designs. After a bit of maintenance and a new bottom we will be back in action.

The previous owner kept the boat in the water folded. As a result the floats had bottom paint on them. Part of my purchase requirement was the paint be removed. Well, it was when we picked the boat up but it will take a bit of elbow grease to get the new look shine. In that I had allot of Hull work to do, I decided to go for a better shine at the next haulout. Perhaps I'll go for a wrap... Anyway the bottom is done using Pettit Vivid white, the same paint I've used on our last two Corsairs. Looking to launch soon!