The plan was to take some of Mandy’s old friends out for a cruise to see if they enjoyed the whole sailing thing. We all met at th club and proceeded to go sailing. It was Mandy, her old friends and their two boys, their cousins from out of town, and their two kidos…and me. We had 10 on the boat…I was not sure that many could fit. Read more…
Pictures don't do her Justice, THE NEW NAV LIGHT!
WooooHooooooooooooooooooooo…We raised Dwight up the mast today and he fixed the NAV light…WE ARE LEGAL BABY!!! No more “Borrowing” a light. We also removed the babystay and got some other minor repairs done. Read more…
We were ready for the race this week. We had 4 out of 5 crew on the boat when we left the dock at RCYC. Even picked up Bruce from Swale before the prep warning. I am telling you, we were on the right track.
OK, we were on the right track until they announced the course. Downwind start? With 16 boats…a little hairy. We went against the grain and started on a Port Tack and Gybed soon after the mark…not exactly what you would call GENIUS tactics. We didn’t hit a boat, and we actually got out pretty good. Read more…
Anyone that has spent some time with me knows how much I hate being late…well, last night I was late to the start line. I am not talking a few seconds, I am talking about what seemed like an hour! Ok, so it was only like 5 minutes, but that is a lot of time in sailing. Worst than that, the race committee started the race a couple of minutes early. BAH! I was not a very happy camper…Sherrill, Dwight, and I were to pick up Bruce from Swale before the race…well that didn’t happen. Not that I really feel bad for him…he knows why! Read more…
