You guys are lucky having great wind so much of the time!
For me, I spend most of my time sittng between the seat pads trying to balance the boat and keep the transoms from gurgling too loudly. About the only time there's enough wind to bury the lee bow, it hits out of nowhere and lasts for maybe ten seconds. Then just as I get my weight shifted back, my feet under the hiking strap and my butt over the edge, it dies or shifts 180 degrees.
My sailing club just had a regatta over the weekend, with races Saturday morning and afternoon, and Sunday morning. There was fairly decent wind most of the time, but only part of Saturday afternoon did it approach the 12-15 range, where I could skip the tiller extension and sit on the rear seat pad. Only once did a puff hit hard enough to lift the port hull, but it fell back down before I could enjoy the ride.
The lighter winds in the mornings gave me a chance to try out my new Spin-brella II. It really does work well in light winds, going dead-downwind. Okay, so it looks silly, but where else can you get a spinnaker for $16.99?
Oh, there was a puff strong enough to capsize it today, but unfortunately it was after I had come back to the club, and pulled it up onto shore, with the sheet still cleated. I went to unlock my sail box and heard a strange noise behind me. When I turned around, the boat is on its side in the weeds! So now I have leaves stuck on the bob.
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