L'Eau Commotion Westabout

9:00pm Tuesday 30th January 2018 ( UTC-4 ) Andrew raised an interesting point about down wind sailing without a main. The picture above was taken 10 miles ENE of Cape Horn. ( That little island to the left of Cape Horn is the outlier of Islotes Deceit) .At the time I was briefly running directly downwind in 10 to 12 knots and I had the full jib loose sheeted to Port and the storm jib loose sheeted to Starboard. It was only for a short while but I was pleasantly surprised how directionally stable it was and how the sails so set seemed to dampen any tendency to an unstable quick roll, always the bane of direct down wind sailing. I'm sure it will be good in fresh following conditions. For lighter airs I may pole out the jib and set loose footed off the bowsprit a spare jib from Katherine Ann. The thought of using either of the two spinnakers aboard makes me shudder when consideration is taken into account of pulling them down in a squall without a main to shield them but who knows what I will do once I pass the Tropic of Capricorn and once again go Troppo. --------------070603060301060309040300--