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Getting a jump on photo day

Double Horizon was splashed about three weeks ago and we've been using her as much as time permits.

We saw this boat on the way over to Oyster Bay NY a few weeks ago. She looked to be in "bristol" condition with everything polished and bright. As you can tell by sea-state the winds were light in the 5-12 range. That boat appears to be moving along smartly. We had a pleasant sail.

On the return trip, the winds had picked up and we had about 10-15 true on a beam reach. The wind meter is set to show apparent wind so it's shifted forward due to boat speed, and we had a much quicker return. (I rarely switch to true except when running deep, as I find apparent more useful for trimming when beating or reaching. Also, since I'm lazy I don't bother to switch out the dummy plug for the speed sensor for short day sails.)

BTW -- the woollies on the sliding hatch were put there by the PO. A good idea, it helps reduce the incidence of head bumps (when the person feels the wool string on his/her head.)

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