Headley Grange
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I took Artemis II out for her maiden voyage this past Sunday. It was a beautiful 72 degree day on Mission Bay in San Diego. Winds from the north at 10 mph. I went with my 33 year old son. You might say it was cozy in the cockpit and we didn't set any speed records but we did ok. It was very fortunate that he came along.
There is one island in Mission Bay that has a very shallow beach that extends about 40 yards into the bay and then drops off sharply. I know this because I was sailing along nicely at what I thought was a l.p.safe distance and then stopped abruptly. I lifted the motherboard ant then the rudder (old style) popped out. When I was trying to pop it back in the toilet cracked. My son just happened to have a couple of mini clamps with him (don't ask me why) so we clamped that pieces together and got back to the launch point.
The good news is that that Sunfish did just great. No water came out from the drain plugs when I had the opportunity to tip her on her side. I also got to spend the day with my son, which I don't get to do as often as I would like, since he lives up in the bay area.
The bad news is that I have to repair the tiller. I was thinking marine epoxy or gorilla glue and maybe a couple of stainless steel screws.
There is one island in Mission Bay that has a very shallow beach that extends about 40 yards into the bay and then drops off sharply. I know this because I was sailing along nicely at what I thought was a l.p.safe distance and then stopped abruptly. I lifted the motherboard ant then the rudder (old style) popped out. When I was trying to pop it back in the toilet cracked. My son just happened to have a couple of mini clamps with him (don't ask me why) so we clamped that pieces together and got back to the launch point.
The good news is that that Sunfish did just great. No water came out from the drain plugs when I had the opportunity to tip her on her side. I also got to spend the day with my son, which I don't get to do as often as I would like, since he lives up in the bay area.
The bad news is that I have to repair the tiller. I was thinking marine epoxy or gorilla glue and maybe a couple of stainless steel screws.