Big Blue? Hm. Might need to work on her name a bit. But the first time I pulled the line to lower the collar and watched the enormous sail billow out off our bow, that’s what came to mind. “There she is. Big Blue.”
Logan has been itching to add a light, down wind sail to our toolbox since, well, since we moved aboard I think. I didn’t understand. I thought with our main and genoa, we could sail reasonably well in most conditions. I’m a cruiser, not a performance sailer here! Also not a huge fan of sail changes…But that was before I felt Tideye slide through the water at 5 knots in 8 knots of breeze. Wow. I get it. We needed this sail. Bonus is how beautiful she is. Big Blue is an A3 asymmetrical spinnaker made by Quantum Sails. Welcome aboard!
Aside from taking Tideye out to test Big Blue and a couple of weekend social visits, we have been neglecting our sailboat responsibilities in order to focus on settling back into life here in Texas. It didn’t take long. Boat to house is much easier than house to boat, logistically speaking. Now we are planning our next hop along the Gulf Coast. Sail on!
