Well Sam, Guin and I have completed our first 500 miles sailing together. We are anchored in Stuart where we’ll be for a week or two. I have a number of boat projects to work on.
I have to fix the running lights, TAKE OFF THE LAZY JACKS, change the internal fuel filter (not the racor), change the oil, install and rebuild the diesel generator, and a bunch of other stuff. I may even install the mast steps since I have so much work aloft. I had planned on doing that up north.
We’ve had a bunch of good squalls roll through and have had a lot of rain in the past few days. We had dinner over at my friend Chuck’s last night. Guin played with her friends and swam in the pool. At one point I caught them sliding off a slide into the mud in the rain. She had soooo much fun.
I’m working on a new video I hope to post in the next few days, and I just got a news letter out. Sam is going to order a bunch of organic beans online; it’s much cheaper than in the stores.
Life is good.
Peace everyone.
Alex
I wonder….did you have ANY sailing experience before Namaste? I have chartered 3 times……as the skipper. But I really want to live the life you are some day …..And I suppose I have to convince by better half that everything will be fine….
I have been reading your site since you started, but never posted. I can’t WAIT to see all the new adventures involving little Guin. Seeing things through the eyes of a child is totally different than you will ever imagine!
Have you considered putting bungies on your lazy jacks to pull the lazy jacks ‘open’ at the spreaders?
just a thought.
I was considering lazy jacks or a stack pack combo ,as i am tired of my main sail splilling over on the bimini , its fairly new and i have a hard time flaking it on the boom , how will you tame your main single handed with out something to catch it?
you might want to call your aunt faith–i she is in boyton beach–1-561-739-9448—-i know she would love to meet you –im busy taking care of pop but our book club today was excellent–we discussed people of the book -worth reading-your email helped me feel better about your trip but i am still lonely for you–
You should consider getting your next main cut roachless without battens. Then you could keep the lazyjacks and you can raise or lower your sail on any point and keep the lazy jacks. it worked for the Pardeys….just a thought. Let me know when and far offshore you’ll be when you bypass Charleston SC. I just got a new boat and need a good excuse for a little offshore sailing. Brandon
We have a full bat main and lazy jacks with stack pack combo… I just put a couple of little blockes at the top where it meets the spreader and now I can easily drop the jacks and raise them as i want to… it was an easy fix and has been absolutly no problem since.
haha blocks not blokes… a couple little guys up there would be handy though sometimes…
I’m going to play with the lazy jacks a bit more. I do have to figure out how not to have to point dead into the wind every time I want to adjust the main, it makes me crazy and it’s unsafe. When i want the sail down, I want it down if you know what I mean. I’m also going to look into building a stack-pac. It is hard to get the cover on and off. The rig needs a bit of tweaking and I also need to make friends with it. I could sail Namaste in my sleep. Most importantly i could reef quickly when I needed to.
Cheers.
– Alex
HEY ALEX.. ALL ROLLER FURLING FOR OLD MEN….JUST GOT NEW COMPUTER….UNDERSTAND YOU DON’T HAVE PHONE…CATCHING SALMON EVERYDAY…..AND BEST OF ALL MAKING MONEY…MAVIS IS ALSO WORKING AND GOT AN OREGON DRIVERS PERMIT…LIFE IS GOOD…WILL TRY TO GET YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS OFF OLD COMPUTER WHEN I GET A DAY OFF….SAY HI TO MY NIECE AND HER MOTHER……………..G&M OH YEA BOUGHT A HARLEY!!!!!!!!!!
Alex,
I have had lazy jacks for a number of years, they run through a couple of small blocks at spreader height then down to two cleats on the mast at the goose neck level. When sailing I bring them forward to the reefing horns on the boom, tighten them up and they are out of the way. you can then sail as if they wern’t there. If room and time are on your side then turn head to wind, pull on the lazy jacks and let the main drop. This way you can use them if you want to or not use them at all.
Ian
Sam-Jana just left -we had a wonderful visit and had.unch at a beautiful outdoor restauranmt surrounded by trees anf flowers–the visit was short but we did get caught up on all the news and i know she has a limited time ro catch up with relatives and friends,-the weather is turning hot and we have not even needed air conditioning this month until today would lovr to hear from you—love toall–bubby flip