KEEP IT SIMPLE

As a longtime CW subscriber, I want to tell you how much the subject of the column “Awake-up Call” (January 2021) resonated with me. As someone who has been sailing since 1966, I welcome the trend toward simple rigging and reduced headsails as a way of enhancing singlehanding. Currently sailing in northern Lake Huron, I am in a constant quest for a different boat, and that includes my own list of simple rig, uncomplicated sail plan, stout rigging, and centerboard or extreme shoal draft. It’s a surprisingly narrow field.

Dave Deatrick Sault Ste. Marie, MI