On the T’Gallant
19-02-2020
While we were out on day sail today, I was ordered up the shrouds to cast loose the t’gallant. Usually, we cast loose before we sail, and today we did, but only the upper and lower topsails. The wind changed, and it meant that we should use the t’gallant so up I went and take off the timber hitches and gasket coil the lines. Our main mast is 25 metres high, so once you’re up there, you feel on top of the world. Unfortunately, the shrouds become only one step wide, as opposed to four when you first climb on from deck, so you’ve got to be a lot more careful and be very precise about where you put your feet.







