Ariel #226 'Faith'

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Newly Christened

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Here is one I took at anchor, I swam out with the camera (not waterproof by the way)   and took it from water view.

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My Chief Engineer and I in a temporary tender (He steers)

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Here we are in our third race (October)

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The fourth race, I blew it literally.

  Gale warnings cancelled the 'official' race, but a few of us decided to go out and race anyway.

  A gust blew out the Jib, don't think there is enough sail tape to put this one back together!

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Peek A Boo.

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Here is a monkey aloft.  

 After the pro-furl carrage refused to slide down the extrusion, I had to be winched up.

  Man oh Man it looks much higher when you are up there swinging in the breeze!

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Calmer days

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Here is a shot I took running, heading out to spend a night on the hook.

[Tony G]

Verrrry nice!  Shots like these keep me motivated.  Pro Furl too :cool:   I notice you have an Ariel logo on the sail with an unusually large sail number.  what gives?  Tony G

[ebb]

probably the cost of the refit. :eek:

[willie]

If so, as suggested by capt'n Ebb, maybe mine will be less! I gotta go sailing!
So, stupid question, but what does the # mean, if anything? And is this sail going on 40 yrs. too? wow! maybe it IS time for a new one! :rolleyes:

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Thanks for the kind words,

as for your question

I notice you have an Ariel logo on the sail with an unusually large sail number. what gives?

I have no idea, they came with the boat.  The numbers are a mystery to me, I do like the Ariel logo though.  I don't plan to have a number put on my new sails (I am looking at changing both).

I guess some clubs require the numbers, ours does not (Ragged Point Yacht Club).

As for the Pro-furl, I was not very happy with it when I had to go aloft to get the traveler to slide down the extrusion, but I learned that there is a allen key that sets the tension on the slide bushing, and it had somehow become overtight on mine and was preventing free movement.

[Bill]

The sail number appears to be an IOR or other off shore racing number required to compete in those events.

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In addition to the extra storage space found under the bottom step  I have added drawers to the top step.
 
  The drawers are original Pearson, they were the drawers from the starboard side (from #338, Thanks Ebb!).
 
Here they are;
 

 
The trim on top is the front for the galley, and the new trim for the Nav station.