After the launch on Sunday I spent a couple days working through the final rigging for the mainsail and getting a few more small daysails in to test the setup properly.

It was a real pleasure to have all the blocks I made fitted and feel like the proportions I chose were appropriate.

It all came together nicely for the maiden shakedown daysail on Wednesday.

Everything went quite well except that the centreboard was quite tight in the centreboard well when I tried to lower it. It would appear that the extra layers of paint on top of the graphite epoxy finish might have been a little superfluous and causing me grief.

So I removed the thwart to get the centreboard out the next day and saw exactly where it was a touch too wide.

knowing that these parts are well hidden and have lots of epoxy coats. I sanded down the paint and re-installed it in the centreboard well.

I’m now ready for the planned first voyage out to go camping in Howe Sound on Friday with the family.