Day 166 Off to class.

We had planned to go sailing over the weekend since the weather was to be nice but those plans went astray when we remembered that I was scheduled to be in a two day class at Carol Hasse Sails on how to repair sails.  Drat!!!

Carol Hasse Sails make world class sails for most of the off shore cruisers that are out there seeing the world.  Custom lofts like hers are getting fewer and fewer each year.  Having seen some of her sails, I can tell you, they are some of the toughest sails out there.  Lots of re-enforcements at every possible seam. with lots of hand sewing at all the stress area on the sail.

Yesterday, we got a long lesson on sails and the different type and then spent the afternoon on a sailmakers bench sewing grommets and rings into sails.  We installed three different types and then did lot of hand sewing to finish them.  I learned how to sew on the nylon straps I mentioned in an earlier post that we will need to attach the mainsail to the gooseneck when we need to reef the mainsail.  We won't have to haul the big sewing machine onto the deck to do it.

Today is to be spent learning how to use sewing machines to easily repair large seams in sails when they blow out plus lots of other information we will need once we finally get to go out sailing.  

Tracy spent the day cleaning our space in the yard and hauling things we had left there since we launched so quickly.  It has to be all picked up or they will charge us an arm and a leg to do so.

Well, it's time for breakfast and off to class.

Have a great Sunday!