July 20, 2005
July Series 4
I had really hoped to be able to sail after getting back from the NAC regatta, but I was to be disappointed. As we rigged up, I was full of enthusiasm, telling Joe, my Wednesday night crew about what I had learned. We launched the boat and when I tried to hoist the main, it would not go up. The first foot or so was easy, but then, the force required on the halyard that would get increasingly high. My mind went back to the new masthead sheave that that Proctor had installed for me when I was there the previous Friday. I had not verified its operation. Quickly we pulled the boat out of the water and took the mast down. The new Stainless steel sheave was frozen at the top. After some work we freed it, but realized that it had been forced into the masthead and didn't turn freely. I was annoyed ay my leaving the old sheave on my bedside table that morning instead of bringing it with me, but there was nothing for it. We scrambled for other options but came up with nothing. So, we called it a day and went to get some pizza and beer to soothe the feeling of anticlimax... Mmmmm....carbs.
Jim Wells gave me his GPS track from that race and here's the image:
