GP14 First Sail! | Sailing a Duffin Mk2 GP14 Dinghy | Chichester Harbour Sailing | Cobnor Point

Enjoy a selection of sailing footage taken over two days and three different sails in my recently refurbished Mk2 GP14. Do watch the restoration video if you haven't already!

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We sailed from Cobnor slipway in Chichester Harbour with various wind speeds ranging from F2 to gusting low F5 over the weekend, which was great to see how she handled in different conditions.

As any sea trials should, the first sail brought a number of issues to my attention including the rudder downhaul jamming, the port side shroud pin coming loose, the desperate need for something to keep the mainsheet from hanging too far off the boom when tacking, the trailer bearings need replacing and ideally I need to find some method of getting more luff tension on the main.

All in all however, everyone that came sailing in her had a fantastic time and I couldn't be more pleased with how she's turned out after all the hard work restoring her.