| BayRaider in Oregon, USA |
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; "Click to see real size") Sailing single handed in BayRaider is enjoyable. In light conditions like this the waterballast tank is empty and the performance hugely improved We got this email from Marty on the 16th July, after his first day of sailing the boat. Hi Matt, Today was rather hazy due to forest fires that occur in the area. The pictures taken here at Howard Prairie (a reservoir) were shot unfortunately at too long a distance to get really good pictures. Everything worked great. The Honda engine is perfect. The engine compartment is very functional and easy to operate. The rudder worked fine. The halyards work fine. The center board works fine. The self tending mizzen and jib did their jobs. And when no-handed, the boat sails itself (we were taking down the mainsail and preoccupied with folding it up). The launching and retrieval were very easy with the trailer. The boat sails really well with the jib and the mizzen; but when you put the main up, it really accelerates. We had probably 5 to 10 knots but our boat speed was up there considering the amount of wind. It has a nice helm; it is easy to come about. The storage on board is great. And a lot of people made lots of very nice compliments. We didn't get to row it and we didn't get the spinnaker up. Maybe next time. We also didn't hit the dock or scratch the boat. It came through the day very tidy. I added a bunk to either side of the trailer which you can see in the first picture. It helps when it is very windy and also on the highway. It was worth the wait. :-) More to come............... Marty....... ; "BayRaider Easy launch") The boat is easy to launch ; "BayRaider") The happy owner at the helm. The Tek-Dek seating seen here is an optional extra. It looks like teak but apparently will never fade. For more information google Tek-dek |
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