May 18, 2012 Today I flipped the boat and put on the 1st coat of varnish, this took 30 minutes. Then I hit the river with my friend Franz that has been sailing for well over 50 years and has a chest full of sailing trophies. We sailed for 3 wonderful hours. Frans has never sailed a gaff rig before…..he was very impressed. At times we were reaching speeds of 7-8 mph (gps over ground). We had a blast!! When I returned I added another coat of varnish. 30 more minutes of time.
