A beautiful blue hulled 2002 Corsair F31. Last
October the club learned that Shaun and Jessica had found their
boat. They have been investigating this model for a while and low
and behold here it is. It was a western boat likely to have been originally named “Nice Tri” from Salt Lake. Then it was sold across the country to New York, then to
Connecticut and most recently to an Arkansas man who had 3 daughters, thus the
name “Tri to be Nice…To Your Sisters”. Shaun and his dad trailered
it back to Seattle in November. A few hours before the launch Jessica and Shaun let a
couple of us who had helped them early on, know that they were going to be launching
the boat. They mentioned that if we happened to be
walking the dog near the Ballard 14th Avenue boat ramp, we might run into
them. As it turned out Vince was out on a bike ride, and this
writer, as well as Mark and Diane, were looking for a bit of air and some
exercise. Whaddaya know soon there we all were. I figured the
fresh gusty south wind helped with our social distancing but we still were
aware to maintain 6 feet in the damp breezy afternoon. Shaun’s
parents were also there so the 8 of us got busy getting the boat ready for its
first launch. An hour or so later, after enjoying some home-made sailboat cookies, and making sure all the
parts were in the right place, including new masthead tac tic wind instruments,
the boat was backed down the ramp and splashed. Then the business
part of unfolding the ama’s and putting up the mast commenced. After
triple checking all the lines and shrouds by the captain and the other 2
experienced F-boaters, we undertook the delicate operation of raising the ~200
lbs 42’ mast with the Farrier gin pole system. It’s always a bit
nervous doing this, there is so much leverage and force involved as the mast is
lifted off its aft support. All went well except a minor problem
with breaking part of the jib furler housing. Still,
the boat is sail-able, and the housing can be fixed later. A NW Multihull
Association burgee was presented to Shaun and Jess with instructions on the proper orientation for
hoisting it (not upside down). Then the 3 bows were christened with champagne while we
commenced celebration their new baby. The sky was transitioning from occasional
sprinkles to an earnest light rain, so we quickly got them ready to shove
off. The plan was to transit the locks for an overnight at Shilshole
and in the morning head on down the Sound to their slip in
Tacoma. It would have been fun to go thru the locks with them but we
oldsters were keen to maintain our distance so we bid them adieu for
home. Here are a couple links to the pictures of the day: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtiTdb8iBB3q6yS6fu9qM-e73Zsj We
look forward to sailing with them soon when this Covid virus blows
over. Congratulations!!! Submitted by Eric Lindahl
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