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Yes. Sorry. My IM main measures 19'3" luff and 7'11" foot. I have the =
110% lapper and it's luff is 17 feet exactly.
Had a glorious sail today. The drive from the house to my favorite =
marina on Lake Guntersville, which is just a wide spot of the Tennessee =
River, is 35 miles. I left the house at 7AM and was on the water by =
8:30. It was raining, but I had on my WWG...knew (hoped) the rain would =
quit (it did). But the clouds hung around and as the Sun warmed up the =
air, the winds came up. By 10:30 I decided I needed a break from all =
the excercise I was getting tacking across the lake. I dislike cleating =
down the sheets and the wind is really squirrely coming down off the =
mountains. There is a promontary that must be navigated around and I =
have been tacked by Mother Nature there before. Didn't even throw the =
bow off course...all of a sudden I was sitting on the lea side when I =
had been sitting on the wind side only moments before. Anyway, I keep =
both the main and the jib sheets in my forward hand with my aft hand on =
the tiller. Gives an excellent upper body workout. =20
So I dropped the hook (a 15 lb mushroom mud anchor) and brewed a pot of =
coffee. Aroma must have been carried afar because two other cruisers =
shortly came up along side and after exchanging greetings, I offered =
them coffee. After coffee and pleasant conversation, we decided the =
wind and the temp (80) were too rare for this late in the season to =
waste, so we all decided to head upriver (downwind). I ran wing and =
wing because I left my asymetrical at home and got a reading of 7.2 GPS =
going against the current (which is usually 3-4 knots). After a 1.5 =
hour run I decided I needed to feel the wind in my face instead of the =
back of my head, so I tacked off and decided to head back to the marina. =
Took about another 1.5 hours and had to steer clear of barge traffic =
that has the right of way on the river over ANYBODY. Sailed all the way =
back to the marina and even sailed through the marina and dropped sails =
about 50 feet downwind of the boatramp pier. Coasted up to the dock and =
didnt even have to turn on the motor. What a DAY!!!
Jim Tietjen
P19 #1015
Huntsville, AL
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