Recent content by printornaut

It works to lower the halyard and roll the sail once or twice underway. It’s a little clumsy, but with a bit of sea room it’s not so bad. taking away the Genoa is a great first step. I jokingly call it “Laser mode” but then the wind usually picks up and overpowers quickly for single handing...

Hi Karl, There is a horseshoe bail on the boom with some rollers. I think I saw a picture of your main sheet which is very similar. That can slide over the rolled sail. I think it's a neat solution but I also worry about chafe on the sail. It seems like if the wind is stiff, there is no...

Waves, hard to say. I prefer to stay in the relative shelter of the Göteborg archipelagos, but sometimes sailing out to Vinga can be pretty exciting, or rounding the western side of the islands during a typical westerly blow can pull up some swell. I’d say I sailed through max 1 meter swell if I...

Hi Karl, nice to see another ski-breeze! You’re right, very little info out there on these capable large dinghy’s. I’ve been sailing one for the last few years in the Göteborg archipelago. The marking on my hull is 63. She’s seen better days, very soft in the hull, hogged aft of the centerboard...