then the jnrs arrived and blocked the slip and beach. it wasnt untill 10am that i could get the boat on the slip. greg turned up and helped with the final rigging and gave richeard a good brief on the boat and what to do.
we launched into and easterly and found the boat good for tacking and then when past the pier starting hiting some waves. the boat bounced and richard commented about the bows . so the dart 18 is not as stable as mutley no where near, every wave bounced the boat around. we went out to see a tall ship moored in the bay and got a good response from the crew as we circled the boat, richard gave me a full description of every sail and what it was called(ex navy man)
rich miller also showed up with his new 18 as well and then i knew something wasnt right with stray cat
i think our sail settings were not right as richard was faster than us. only time will tell and plenty of pratice.
the wind wasnt particularly strong and soon died off.
new battens are needed as 2 of them were broken when we rigged the boat.
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