I got my drifter last week... Luff=40'7", foot=21'9", LP=20'7",
leech=38'10"... haven't had an opportunity to give it a try. The winds
have been very strong lately.. typically over 25 kts. I'm hoping to
give it a shot on a downwind leg wing-on-wing with my furler in the
next couple of weeks. All the hardware is ready to do, so there's
nothing left to do except raise the sail and see how it does.

We sailed to a fireworks display the other night put on by one of the
local radio stations.... they call it Ka-Boom. It was very crowded and
of course a large tanker came in during the show. They repeatedly
sounded the danger signal while transiting the area. I am amazed no
one got run over, since everyone was watching the fireworks and not
likely keeping much of a watch. I bet the tanker crew enjoyed the
show, but I'm also betting the captain and pilot didn't.

Typically, the wind mellows in the evening, but it was pretty steady
over 20 kts until after 11 pm.


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