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I've experienced many, many days with very light winds since I purchased my first sailboat more than 8 years ago. I'm having serious thoughts about purchasing either a spinaker, or maybe a genaker, something that will allow to me to sail downwind when there is essentially no wind, speeds of 3 to 5 MPH at most. There are a lot of days like that on the upper Chesapeake.
Now, the biggest problem I seem to see about either is I sail mainly single handed. Just about every video I've seen on either sail recommends a crew of at least two or three for a 33-footer, which is the size of my Morgan Out Island. I do not have auto pilot, and when I go forward to raise or lower the main, I just point the boat into the wind, lock the wheel and do things as quickly as possible.
Any and all comments will be warmly received by this old man,
Gary
Now, the biggest problem I seem to see about either is I sail mainly single handed. Just about every video I've seen on either sail recommends a crew of at least two or three for a 33-footer, which is the size of my Morgan Out Island. I do not have auto pilot, and when I go forward to raise or lower the main, I just point the boat into the wind, lock the wheel and do things as quickly as possible.
Any and all comments will be warmly received by this old man,
Gary