Saga's first sail 2015

[HeaveToo]

I managed to leave the slip yesterday.  I finally got the outboard spitting water right and I managed to stop the leak on my new water tank. 

So it turns out that the leak was probably caused by the old inlet hose.  I replaced it...no leak.  Go Figure!

I left the slip and found an amazing day.  There was 10 knots out of the South East.  It was beautiful and perfect sailing.  I was seeing 4 knots on the GPS at times.  Then, after going upwind for a while I launched my asymmetrical spinnaker for the first time.

I managed to get up to 4 knots off of the wind with the asymmetrical spinnaker up.  I am thinking that I was in a puff but I didn't see gusts much more than 12 knots.  The sail is slightly undersized and I found it to be quite manageable, even single handed.

Here is a pic of the new/used asymmetrical spinnaker.  It has been nicknamed Mr. Yuck because it is ugly!

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm199/HeaveToo/asymmetrical%20Spinnaker%2004-29-15_zpsoyasek1j.jpg

[alsantini]

Very cool and I know the ugly part of the sail.  I had a Precision 21 with an asymmetrical sail that the previous owner bought.  It was black and orange with a small patch of red in the middle.  Someone on the mooring nick named it the Halloween sail.  I will have to hunt a pic of it down so we can compare notes.  Enjoy the sailing days and fair winds.
Al

[Dogboy]

Yes, that is ugly.  Did the color bleed through or was it made to be that color?