Sailing Whitsunday Islands - Little Wing Westsail 32 Ep13

[@tubephobia]

Unfortunately we don`t have such mind blowing places here on the German coasts. 20 minutes magic holidays in my living room. Thanks so much ! All the best from Hamburg.

[@FarReachVoyages]

Great job. You have a boat that will take you anywhere.

[@AllThingsMan]

I’m really enjoying your videos. The Westsail 32 is the boat I’ve been wanting for quite awhile now.

[@ditchdigger2]

Just beautiful. Love your videos.

[@johnmclachlan1023]

Enjoy your videos. Love the Westsail. First saw one when I sailed up there in 89. George Hoffman on Io. He went on yo complete his circumnavigation I believe.

[@TonyKeyes]

I really enjoy all your videos, and the Whitsundays voyage particularly so. Have a good break from videography on the return leg, and I hope to see you around the bay when you're back!

[@littlewing.ws32]

Thanks Tony. Sure would be great to see you on the water. I actually took a heap more footage on the return leg because it was just such a spectacular sail. Hope to put that together soon into something watchable.

[@svglorious]

I know who I am😂😂😂You two are having way too much fun! Sending you an email right now. Looks like you had a great season.

[@adriankearns1005]

Regarding the shape pf your main in heavy weather - currently it's loose-footed, have you considered using sail slides / slugs on the foot?

[@littlewing.ws32]

Hi Adrian When I reef in heavy weather I can flatten the main sail really nicely. I can crank on the reefing lines on the boom mounted winches and have great control over the flatness of the sail. But under full sail I just do not have the means yet to get sufficient pressure on the outhaul. The main used to be attached to the boom via sail slugs, which I took off so I can get a deep curvature into the main in light air. Whilst the sail slugs attach the foot of the sail, I do not think that they really contribute much to flattening the sail. But that is just from my observations and I could be wrong.

[@adriankearns1005]

@@littlewing.ws32 To be honest I'm not sure either. You could always use ties/lines through the grommets along the bottom of the sail to temporarily attach the foot to the boom - say for when sailing up-wind. That would give you the flexibility to try it out without having to mess around with slugs.

[@ximono]

If you turn on captions, Little Wing clearly says "thank you" at 17:00

[@littlewing.ws32]

LOL. You are right. That is hilarious. Little Wing is chipping in...

[@ditchdigger2]

Quick question. What kind of a dingy/tender do you have?

[@littlewing.ws32]

a Walker Bay 2.4m (8 foot)

[@ditchdigger2]

Thank you so much!