Wrestling with reefing lines

Trip dates: 
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
  • I'm smiling so this was probably before we tried to run the reefing lines

Spent a good chunk of Sunday afternoon getting the sails set up on Sunrise. The furler on the headsail needed to be lubed, some lines were a little worn, but what took the lion's share of the day was figuring out the single line reefing system. We got it in the end, and I think I even managed a few passable bowlines while moving the lazy jacks around. The real disappointment was that maintenance took so long we didn't have time for a shakedown sail before heading over to the chili cook-off!