I got in a nice 4 hour sail today in very light winds of 4-6 mph. I used a bungee cord to keep the jib sheets from tangling at the mast base and that worked out very well. I wrapped the bungee around the mast one time at the top cleat. It did not seem to affect the mast rotation at all.

My problem was that the Wave does not seem to point very well when using the jib. At least in light air. I had to maneuver out of a 140 foot wide channel that is about 1/4 mile in length in order to get to the open water of the lake, and it was straight into the wind. After 30 frustrating minutes where I mostly reached back and forth, I dropped the jib and had no problem working my way upwind.

I did get to have quite a few pleasant conversations with the crews that were working on each side of the docks as they cheered me on.

It seems the mast on the Wave is quite a bit forward and is placed almost like a cat boat. My Wave certainly seems to point higher and tack better without the jib. I have read in several different books that the jib is an aid to tacking on catamarans, so this has caught me a bit by surprise. I would like to hear Rick and Mary's opinion on this.

I am not disappointed at all with my Wave. I am just beginning to question the usefulness of the jib.

Loren