Trying our new gennaker

Goose-winging in very moderate winds
Goose-winging in very moderate winds

On passage from Son to Dronningen, in moderate wind we had to try the new gennaker (second try). We where running downwind in the Drøbak channel so I decided to fly the gennaker on a whisker pole. Bad idea. The gennaker is on roll, but does not roll as easily as the genoa. When the wind increased, it took some inelegant foredeck work and sail flapping before the whisker pole  was rigged down. I also learned that even though the gennaker was rolled up nicely (in headwind), the top soon blew out, so the gennaker needed to be rigged down too.

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Drøbaksundet

Latitude: 59° 35 N
Longitude: 10° 38 E

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