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At last the level of the Saint-Lawrence got low enough so it became possible to use the ramp! That will be a short season but I hope it will be a good one!

https://youtu.be/hnzUWY2HPMA

First time I really get the time to feel that new boat! I never sailed a dinghy before! It was not a bad thing to go out in light wind.

Michel wrote:At last the level of the Saint-Lawrence got low enough so it became possible to use the ramp! That will be a short season but I hope it will be a good one!

https://youtu.be/hnzUWY2HPMA

First time I really get the time to feel that new boat! I never sailed a dinghy before! It was not a bad thing to go out in light wind.

Yea, you are back!!!! I was worried about you.

I made it out once so far this year. Having problems with the boat, with the weather, with me. But it was a real morale booster hearing from you again. Thanks

I am hoping for August for me. Between all the rain and my truck being down for two weeks, my boat has been stuck in storage half primered/half bare wood

Michel. Did you get to test your mast flotation system or are you waiting for the water to get a bit warmer? I went out for the first time this season on July 1. Hope to get out again soon, weather permitting.

lustyslogger wrote:

Michel wrote:At last the level of the Saint-Lawrence got low enough so it became possible to use the ramp! That will be a short season but I hope it will be a good one!

https://youtu.be/hnzUWY2HPMA

First time I really get the time to feel that new boat! I never sailed a dinghy before! It was not a bad thing to go out in light wind.

Yea, you are back!!!! I was worried about you.

I made it out once so far this year. Having problems with the boat, with the weather, with me. But it was a real morale booster hearing from you again. Thanks

Thanks Norman! No problems apart that the ramp was flooded! Impossible to back up the boat without drowning my minivan! But I thought about it and I will get me a dolly for next year ad I will be able to launch her by hand, without the car!... I wish you a good season.

Art Haberland wrote:I am hoping for August for me. Between all the rain and my truck being down for two weeks, my boat has been stuck in storage half primered/half bare wood

Well we are almost in august! You will have a few good months to go. We only need some good weather.

JacquesR wrote:Michel. Did you get to test your mast flotation system or are you waiting for the water to get a bit warmer? I went out for the first time this season on July 1. Hope to get out again soon, weather permitting.

I really don't feel for that kind of experiment but I believe that if the flottation I added is OK for a person holding the mast, it will be OK for the mast only!... I prefer to reef and not capsize but if it happens, I will do my best.

By the way, I managed to make my main sail a lot better by freeing the luff rope. The rope had shrunk and it made the saill look very puffed out!

Before!
DSCN4844 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

After!
DSCN4911 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

The ramp I use. It is situated at about 750 meters from my home.

IMG_20190711_181723696 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

yes, when the ramp the floating dock goes UP from the stationary, you have some high water. I heard the Great Lakes are something like five feet higher than normal