Today was perfect for a bit of routine maintenance on Passion X as the sun was out but there was barely a breath of wind.
I realigned the motor and prop shaft for the first time since launching last March. It was more of a check than any concern but it did require a little adjustment which took all the motor mount back to very nearly the centre of the range. After the realignment I took Passion X for a run to Balmain to see the Friday sailors drifting on a mirror like sea waiting for breeze for a start. Unfortunately breeze never came.
I made use of the calm conditions to hoist the asymmetric spinnaker and have a look at the settings. The spinnaker was on the wrong side of the snuffer haul up line but in the dead calm it was easy to unclip the tack and clew and put them on the correct side. Just enough breeze came through for a couple of photos, a gybe and more photos but not much else.
That is a drift
Still a drift