Yeah, Yeah, I know... It's been a long time since I've updated this blog. Life has been pretty busy lately. Besides the usual (kids, little league, wife, yardwork, home projects...) I've been racing "Magic Juan" on Wednesdays which takes up quite a bit of my free "sailboat" time. I also hauled MJ out and re-did the bottom and got her ready for the big 'Round Whidbey race.
The racing has been going quite well. We usually end up placing near the top or losing in a most spectacular fashion (death rolls and spectacular spinakker episodes) The problem with the San Juan 24's is the narrow stern--which means no form stability. As the wind builds, the boat doesn't plane but starts to dig in and roll back and forth. Usually, we can keep it going in the direction we want but sometimes, if the wind really gets blowing, it can get pretty ugly! So this is one reason I'm so excited about Vertigo. She should be much more stable with the wide transom and the hard chines. When the wind builds, I look forward to taking off on a plane, rather than starting to roll as we push more and more water. On MJ, it seems we are hauling when we hit 7 knots, I can hardly wait to see what a downwind run in the double digits looks like!
These are the things I daydream about! So, all these excuses and daydreams...Have I gotten anywhere on Vertigo? Yep. Slow but steady progress will see this project through. Check out the next posts....
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