What a day.
So many first-time experiences for me:
- first cruise with new e-outboard-engine
- first single-handed sailing
- first anchoring
- first time reefing
- first little in-cruise repair
- first electric recuperation on water
- …
The e-engine test had a rough start: while I was still navigaing in the harbour, the engine would stop several times (problem solved now).
Accelerating is the same type of joy as with the electric car: silent, powerful propulsion.
The wind was not very hard but the waves were large enough to make Kira feel uncomfortable on deck. She liked it under deck, however. Simple solution.
Believe it or not: the hardest part was setting the main sail. I was not fast enough to set it before the boat turned sideways, which makes it impossible to set the sail.
Also a little plastic part slipped out of the mast. Quite hard to repair that on shaky water.
That’s why I practices anchoring. On anchor, the boat is always aligned with the wind. Easy repair, easy sail-setting. That cheat would not work on the open sea but it is good enough in the shallow Fehmarnsund.
Lifting the anchor was another challenge. I was lucky to wear gloves (one of the many similarities between paragliging and sailing).
On the way back we were finally sailing. The e-engine recuperated. That was the final test on my list for today.
Docking went easy. Just in time for sunset. Now out for a pizza.
Touring Test 