Penobscot 14 ST. JACQUES 16 Jul 20 Voile et Aviron

16 Jul 20:

Air Temp 76 F, Dewpoint 72 F, Wind ENE 3 knots gusting 4.

0714 Launched early in ST. JACQUES to try and intercept the dolphin, they have been coming by just after 0700 each morning. Rowed ENE into the wind for 10 minutes or so, Skipper puts the rudder down so she can steer while I provide motive power. Not much motive power this morning, we seemed to be going uphill against some river current and flood tide eddies. Skipper turned us into the roaring 3 knot breeze, I shipped the oars, lowered the centerboard and loosed the spritsail brail line. ST. JACQUES slowly turned off the wind and Skipper sailed us the 3/4 mile back home on a beautiful run. We played around a bit with moveable ballast positioning.

I think Skipper may have sculled us a bit.

Video: https://youtu.be/jyRslhfis0g



ST. JAQUES telling Sea Stories to SMEDLEY.

Rowed .75/Total 28.75
Voile et Aviron 1h / 15h 0m

Log of ST. JACQUES.

2017 Penobscot 14 ST. JACQUES 04 Jun 19 Day Sail

04 Jun 19:

Had so much fun in ST. JACQUES yesterday I took her out again, despite the 95F heat index. Skipper took a kayak, I tried to catch her but couldn't



Log of ST. JACQUES.

Log of ST. JACQUES 04 Nov 17 Bay and Bayou

04 Nov 17:

Beautiful day on the bay so we decided to take St. Jacques out for a cruise, test out the oars and spritsail.

Skipper forgot her treasure magnet on a string, I ran back inside to get it and she took a nap.

I rowed for a bit, we ducked into the bayou and then Skipper took another nap.

When she woke up worked on shifting ballast to find the best balance with various centerboard and rudder positions. The area we sailed in today was very shallow, maybe 2 feet, so the rudder and centerboard had to stay up a bit. The boat sailed better with Skipper aft and me amidships, and i could move athwartships on the center seat as needed for heel on a reach or to help roll though a tack. A small amount of movement forward could help finish a tack, but too much weight forward all the time, like sitting on the forward seat, slowed down the tacks with the rudder partially up. We also played with the sheeting angle, and found that running the sheet back to the lee side quarter knee helped limit curl in sail. Later in the day we put a belaying pin on each knee and tried running the sheet around that, control was better but the sheet could pop loose at times. We will be looking for a sheet hook or maybe different spot for the pin, keeping in mind that it is still a small open boat and we don't need to get too fancy.

I went overboard to get some video, Skipper did a great job in the shoal water swinging by for a few photo passes.

I am still surprised by the amount of room in the boat, and very pleased with the stability and versatility. A great boat to pirate about in.

Miles Rowed 1.5/Total 6.0

Complete Log of ST. JACQUES

St. Jacques Log 27 Jun 17 Mast Step Fitting

27 Jun 17:

Drilled the mortise for the mast step. It was measured back from Station 2-4-0 per plans for a sprit rig. We went with a round step so that the mast can rotate.

The Log of St. Jacques.