Abilyn Sailing

Abilyn Sailing Abilyn is a mid-90s J/120 that likes mid-90s music and long reaches. The life and journey of Abilyn, and those who sail her.

07/12/2026

Remember the basics. And apply. Don’t chase waterfalls. And don’t chase breeze when it takes you away from the new breeze that you know will be the prevailing pressure for the next phase of the race. I mean, do that if you want to be a sitting duck like me while others are f***in’ rippin’!

07/09/2026

Space talk plus Claude by Anthropic make for a productive evening.

07/09/2026

Sailing hot angles in 16 knots with an A3 with the new H5000 AP to see how she performs. Averaging 120% polars. I guess I need to redo my polars.

06/28/2026

Every race, no matter how long or short, requires the same clean up. Yesterday, we raced 20 miles in, mostly, less than 3 knots of breeze. Turns out, lighter boats drift faster! I actually love sailing in these conditions. Making a J/120 move in these conditions requires a lot more skill and patience than getting her to move in 20 knots.

But at the end of the day, details matter just as much after the race as they do during the race. And if you’re meticulous about details while racing, there’s no excuse for forgetting about those details after the race.

06/18/2026

Ultra fine steel wool burnishing after 4 layers of VC Offshore, 400 grit, and 600 grit wet sanding. Almost done.

Replacing displays above companionway. New footprint. Made a carbon plate to accommodate any footprint when I decide t...
08/30/2023

Replacing displays above companionway. New footprint. Made a carbon plate to accommodate any footprint when I decide to install the displays.

Laminated with 4 layers of twill (should have been 5). Templated the companionway “display center” with templating film. Dremeled out the shape using the template. Sanded for days. Spent way to long trying to get the clear coat right. Chose satin to hide all my mistakes.

But as Tom Hanks said in Castaway, “LOOK AT WHAT I CREATED!!!”

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