We are awaiting the delivery of a roller furling unit this week ordered through Bridge Yachts. Yay. Lisa's excited because it means she has a better shot at controlling the sails on her own while on watch. This quickly rose to the top of necessities for our family when looking at our cruising budget after Lisa wrestled the No. 3 genoa down in a 25-knot wind by herself a season ago. It was not a pretty sight - particularly after flinging her entire body across the bow to get the sail to stay on the bucking bronco of a boat while grabbing the front of the sail to pull it down with one arm (and leg?). There was heavy perspiration, grunts and the applications of several bruises during the course of the incident. Of course this event occurred while we had six guests aboard who had won a cruise we donated to Waterford Minor Hockey's silent auction. They thought this was all part of the experience and during the event could be heard to say 'look at that' 'wow' 'gee, are you OK?' It should be stated that the skipper at the helm had calmly offered assistance at two points but was not so calmly rejected.
So, the roller furling will be offered a toast by this particular crew member.
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