19 th August

Hoisted mainsail without battens to check halyard routing and length.

Had a few wind gusts (from the stern) so quickly dropped the sail. 

Tried again in the early afternoon when it seemed a bit calmer. 

Fitted battens to check the shape.  Looks good to me.  Very happy.  Got some more gusts from the stbd quarter and boom was sheeted in so had a bit of a panic to drop the sail before Nuts sailed up the hill or capsized!

Was a good exercise as worked out what sheeting positions Im going to use and halyard routing.