The newest item of safety gear is the Jordan series drogue. I’m a fan of ,”The Simple Sailor”, and have read several very persuading first hand accounts of the use of this device. For these reasons I have decided to add the Jordan drogue to my safety equipment inventory. Not to mention I needed a good winter project I could do from home. I ordered the kit from Sailrite to avoid the having to cut the 116 required cones and I couldn’t seem to find the required rope for less.
I sold my old faithful LS-1 Sailrite sewing machine on Ebay and purchased a new LSZ-1 machine for the job. The LSZ-1 is capable of doing a zig zag stitch witch is required when working on sails. I must say I enjoyed my Ebay experience and have been able to sell enough stuff to pay for the new machine.
The first step is to cut 348 30” lengths of ¾” nylon webbing that I will then sew to 116 sail cloth cones and then attach to 277 ft of rope. This will ride off the stern of Sosiego and prevent capsize from breaking waves during a bad storm. Let the work begin.
2/11/13 the cones are all attached and now its time to make the bridle that will attach it to the boat. The instructions call for ¾ inch line 2 ½ times the width of the stern. I’ve ordered the line from West Marine and will get spicing as soon as it arrives. I just have to figure where to store it. Maybe some deep dark locker? I hoe to never need it but I’m glad to have the insurance it provides.