The advice from those who know much more than me about OSTAR’s and solo sailing upwind was to get myself a spray hood or cuddy. Apparently it will be a “life saver”.
Sunday the 8th of Feb saw us sizing up version 1 of our JOD cuddy. The whole thing is designed to have me sitting inside it on washboard shelf protected from the elements, having tea and being able to play the piano…
Version 1 now needs 3 inches taken off the bottom of it as well as being shaped for the coach roof profile. Window positions have been decided and will now be cut out and installed on either side and on the front face. Winch handle testing was done and some minor modifications need to be made for me to be able to winch without hassle. Finally it will be painted.
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February 10, 2009 at 17:32
Jim Coughlin
Hello, my name is Jim Coughlin, I have the only known JOD 35 in North America, “Mainstay 5″.
Send me your email address and I will send you a picture of my sailmakers T-10 (Doug Pope)with spray hood. He does the Bermuda One-Two Race and needed similar protection
February 11, 2009 at 09:33
john
Simpson & I love the garden shed – think u called it a Cuddy- is that a place where cows chew their food?
February 17, 2009 at 12:48
Chris Whatley
I thought you might have gone for a sliding affair that you see on many of the Open 60′s!
I think its a bloody good idea though, will save you a lot of dampness!!
Good luck.