Graham Cox wrote:I am looking forward to seeing that sail go up Gary.  The boat looks good with the mast stepped.  Hopefully we will cross tacks next summer and can compare our rigs.  I plan to get out of here in April but will spend some time in the Whitsundays, probably come down your way early summer.  Dreaming of Fiji (Annie's fault, she put the idea in my head) but that will have to wait a while yet.  Hope you have a wonderful summer sailing. 

Gary King wrote:Either that or force 10, two panels would do fine then :)

Gary Pick wrote:Great sailing winds lately,  sadly I want Force 0. I have managed to fit the top two battens but just two much wind to fit the rest.

                                                                 Stavanger, Sunday

Hi Gary.

I know the problem. Sometimes when the wind is too strong for "normal" rigging work and I run out of patience, I go to plan B: I just tie/lace together the upper, finished panels at luff and leech and then hoist the next panel to let me insert another batten, fit the batten parrel and even maybe pre-fit the HK parrel. With the panel finished, I tie the new batten up to this "upper bundle" and continue with next panel. This way only one panel is exposed to the wind and I can work in up to a wind force 4. I also recommend writing the batten number on the battens at both ends. This lets you tie on sheetlets to the fully furled bundle without wondering what goes where.

Good luck!

Arne

Gary King wrote:

Annie Hill wrote:Sorry, Brian, off topic but couldn't resist it.  Are all Aussie junkies called Gary apart from Graham (and he's South African, originally)?

Yes. 

Its in the rules.