Genoa

We've been sailing her with a little jib and decided that we were ready to pull out the genoa. It was a light wind day and the genoa sail had a couple of frozen clips which we jerry-rigged with some halyard clamps. This certainly lowered our visibility. I don't think you could singlehand it with the genoa because you need someone up front telling you what's going on. I now see the value of those sails with the little window.
We have been working on our sailing skills and cutting back and forth amongst the moorings, which is much more difficult when you can't see what's in front of you. We still managed to swing by a our favorite boat for sale (which will remain anonymous for now) and continue our coveting.
Once again, we approached the mouth of the harbor and started to nudge onto open water, but the swells are just a bit much. We will have to wait for a particularly calm day. The Bluenose is not really an open water boat. Her bow is low in the water, and it really rides on the swells. Compounding this is the fact that the boat appears to have a bit of water build-up and we are waiting on a maual bilge pump to clear it out.
The winds were really too light to give a full assessment of the genoa. We'll probably try it again next time in brisker winds.