Finally got to put the boat in the water, three months after starting to build it.
Here are some pictures from the event.
Getting the sail ready:
Driving along with the boat on the car:
Floating in the boat:
Sailing off:
Sailing in the distance:
The varnish was not quite dry - apparently you have to wait for more than 24 hours before 'stressing' it too much. I'll have lots of patching to do on the boat and spars.
Also, I managed to swamp the boat and when back home found water in the 'watertight' compartments in the stems. I'll have to investigate where the water came from - hopefully it went through the access holes, rather than through holes in the hull.
All in all, though, I'm quite happy with where the boat is. A lot more finishing left to do and some small changes to the rigging (I want to add a topping lift to be able to furl the sail if I need to).
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