Linked due to size. The image is a tad over 1MB, open it or right click and "save target as"

To set as a desktop wallpaper, open the image once saved, right click, set as desktop background.

http://www.wildergfx.com/temp/Bruce.jpg

<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I'm loving it!
Thanx Robi

UniCan

UniCan - I love it.

This image now adorns my desktop.

Robi,

Very nice touch.

Can you change the "B" from blue to Red to honor our Canadian friends to the north?

that is truly sweet... I should ignore the wife and order one. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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That's what I did. Said I was getting a sailboat. She was very excited! I guess she had visions of a BIG, S L O W Hunter 40 or something.

She was VERY disappointed with the Blade.

BUT NOT ME!!

Ignore the wife and order one.

LOL, same here, almost got me into the dog house. She did not talk to me for over a week. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The things we have to go through, we are a bunch of masochist! ahhahahah <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I took the liberty of resizing it to my screen. (1400*1050)

This reduced it to 339kb and I have attached it.

UniCan

Very nice pic Bruce!! It is my wallpaper now too. Can not wait to see it in person. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

After one year of production, I had full blessings from Susan, my wife. But after she saw all of the lines and how much longer it took to rig than a H16, the grumblings started. But after a couple of sails, she is starting to warm up to it. She is currently complaining about the pull on the spin, as did my other friends, so I have 4 Ronstan "smart ratchets" arriving tomorrow that should hopefully take care of that problem. The success of having a happy crew is willing to say, "Yes, dear."

Jamie,

Double ratchets work, at least that is what my own 56 kg, 1.62 mtr female crew says. (124 lbs, 5 ft 4'). You just have to remember to relax your muscles ones the spi sheet is pulled tight. At first my crew held the line with the same tension as when sheeting it in, then the ratchets obviously don't help as you are still holding all the force by your muscles. But ones you learn to relax your muscles you'll find out that it will take only 2 fingers to hold the sheet. The rest is the skippers work. He (or she) just needs to steer, steer and steer to keep the spi on the verge of collapsing. Continiously trimming of the spi is slightly better but if your crew is not up to that then steering is a good second, especially on the Blade which steers very well in my experience.

Wouter