Saturday, September 11, 2010
Deborah and I drove down to the lake for what's probably our last sail on the lake this year. The forecast called for wind building from 6 to 9 kts throughout the afternoon so just about perfect for a leisurely cruise.
We got there around 1:00 to some pretty gusty winds at the dock so we went with the trusty blade instead of the 140 genoa. I did take the reef out of the main that had been in for the last couple of weeks. Dean got there to take Stairway out as we were getting ready to leave.
I backed us out of the slip and got us headed out into the harbor. Deborah took the tiller, I raised the sails, and she skippered for about the first hour. Called Zach in Florida to see if he needed us to pick them up at the airport tomorrow; nope, Krista's Dad will get them.
The wind went light for a while then picked up after Deborah turned the helm over to me. Great sailing and an opportunity to get more practice using the traveller to deal with gusts instead of dumping the main sheet.
We stayed out until about 6:30, and returned to the dock. Had a bit of an issue with the vang block on the boom and the boomkicker. Ended up pulling the ends of the boomkicker out of the lower mount, so i got to fix that before we left. Closed the boat up and we headed home around 7:00.
Only a few sails left until the boat goes to the RV storage for the winter; Tuesday night is the beer can, pull the boat on the 18th or 19th, then Sail for the Cure in Portland on the 25th/26th.
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