On Aug 22, 8:35*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
Daughter who had melanoma at 17 (reddish hair and white skin) wants to
borrow my sailboat to sail to Bahamas with her bf. *Both are good
sailors but my boat had no bimini and I thought before she borrowed it
I'd put one on it. *I never had one before because I thought it would
interfere with my looking at the sails and wind indicator and because
I thought there was no good wind in summer and its just too dang hot
to sail in summer anyway. *In winter, I dont need a bimini.
Well, I installed it today. *Dang, immediate relief from the heat even
in the canal. *Took her out by myself to see how well it worked. *8
kts wind so with big jib I sailed and not bad vis, it does require I
poke head out from under but it sure makes sailing nicer in summer.
I suppose I was just too stubborn all those years.

sounds great, man.

I'm curious at how a bimini would look and work on a sailer too. You
got a pic of it?