LONG TIME NO HEAR YEY I KNOW

Long time no hear yes I know. Been completely consumed getting the PJ going. Spent the entire month of July with the wrong main sheet block. The one called out by Dix on the prints is discontinued. So West Marine gave me one that they recommended it just did not work out for my purposes. It was not letting the main sail out fast enough and cleat was not adjustable I kept busting my knuckles on the deck when I went to un-cleat. I gave Annapolis Performance a call (hind sight tells me that these guys are much better at the sailing stuff then West Marine!). Got me set up with a much better option (pics and details will come when I get a chance). Got the new main sheet block on just in time for Labor day weekend to find out that I was limited on my reach ability in the boom. Got a good amount of sailing in any way just limited me on how much I could do. Found out that it was my out haul lines that were holding me up. Come to find out I needed to run the out haul lines the same way I had the Cunningham lines ran. Both sets of lines get ran down the boom to 424 Harken fairleads. Prints call out for just one set of fairleads you need two sets (one for Cunningham one set for outhaul) on the top of the x deck. I did not have extra on hand at the time so I ran both sets through the same fairleads it worked for the short term. Finally got good sailing in the weekend after Labor day. I got a real good amount of sailing in this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I am so impressed with the amount of speed you can get out of the una rig. I was out in 9-13 knot winds got her going fast enough to get the out haul lines howling in the wind. Saturday step up a bit to 10-15 knots had lots of fun. Then Sunday it stepped up again 18-22 knots. I had so much fun and learned just how much she will take. I also had my first at speed spill all my other spills have been in launch or landing (the haul is such a high performance shape that when she is at slow speed it is very easy to spill it). Had her heeling pretty good heading south on an east wind at a good clip. I knew I was on the edge just needed to push to learn more. A gust came up and put me over. I went in on the heeling side just under the boom had enough time to un-cleat the main sheet did not have enough time to in hale before hitting the water. Needless to say the only unpleasant thing of the whole experience was the amount of water I took in through the nose and such. Swam around to the rudder regained breath then went around to the center board grabbed the righting line about in line with center board put a knee on the center board and put my hands on the wing and gave a little pull and she came right up. With the main sheet un cleat she waited patiently while I swam back around to the back climbed in over the rudder. Got on the deck and regained full composure sheeted in and off we go. Best news was with this clear step up in wind conditions there are no signs of stress on the deck ring and no signs of stress in the x deck. This is a boat full of fun and I have not even touched the jib!