C22 Masting and Shakedown Sail

The first WYC race is next week.  Wanted to get the mast up and do a shakedown sail.

Got to the club a little after 4pm, and worked on getting the mast prepped.

• attached spreaders
• ran internal halyards
• attached VHF antenna
• attached windex
• attached shrouds
• attached forestay and backstay

Melissa and James came a little before six with John coming a little after.

Mast Prep

Carrying mast to boat

We attached the backstay adjuster, traveler lines, and the upper shrouds to the boat.
John attached the mast in the step, I supported the mast in the cockpit, and James hauled the mast up using the jib halyard.  Was easy really. 

Ready to hoist

Pull!

Halfway

Up!

 

Next was the boom, lower shrouds, and mainsheet. 
We hanked on the #3 jib and the old main with a reef. 



Sails



 

We headed out into the lake on a beam reach.
Not much waves with the wind about 8 knots from the east.
Perfect amount of sail, as the winds were building.

The shrouds were flapping loosely on the leeward side, so I went forward and tightened them by hand.  I figure we went 2 miles out into the lake.   After we tacked to come back I tightened the other side. 

During the tack to come back , the double ended mainsheet let go because I didn't have a stopper knot in it.  Good thing we did a shakedown sail!

Still have to tighten the rig a little more, and lock it down.
Oh yeah and hookup the boom vang and cunningham.

Was a little cold, but I am glad we got out.