Playing hookie
- Thread starter Jackdaw
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Excellent!
Did you call in to yourself?
Grey with showers today, but looking at sunny, mid- to high- 50's on Saturday with 7-9 knots, gusts to 15. Seems about perfect for some Force 5 sailing! Hopefully it will trend closer to 15 knots more consistently for better long planing runs...
Did you call in to yourself?
Grey with showers today, but looking at sunny, mid- to high- 50's on Saturday with 7-9 knots, gusts to 15. Seems about perfect for some Force 5 sailing! Hopefully it will trend closer to 15 knots more consistently for better long planing runs...
68F! November. Take it!
First to the dock at CoV to get Jo.
On the cockpit with wine and cheese
Then rafting up with Steve and his First 235.
Then home with the sun setting.
First to the dock at CoV to get Jo.
On the cockpit with wine and cheese
Then rafting up with Steve and his First 235.
Then home with the sun setting.
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The forecast called for 5-9 knots until 4pm when it was supposed to shut down, and shut down it did. But the glass made for a beautiful evening.wow!! Love the slick water pics NEVER see that here. well Almost never
That pic of the sun through your fancy CF reinforced, Mylar-coated mainsail is beautiful. Light through a window at the Church of Recreation!
Was down working on the boat today, repairing my whisker pole track on the front of the mast. Was really difficult staying in the slip- 79 degrees, sunny, 11 knots of wind. I really feel for those who's season is ending. Glad to live where I can sail year round
My Saturday was a bit more puffy than I expected. As a result, I was occasionally in the right place at the right time to get a good reach going. That's when the fun started. One time, I thought I was going pretty good, and a windsurfer blasted past me like I was standing still. I bet those guys were out again on Sunday, because the wind was blowing at least 5 more. Windfinder said it was around maybe 15-16 knots Saturday about the time I was having some good rides, and then Sunday 22-23 gusts.
During one of my nice rides on Saturday, I was reaching, sitting aft, not hiking much, and I was thinking (in between "Whoo hooo!") that I ought to feel like I was on the edge of control. Except I felt like everything was just ticking along. I guess my choice of a Force 5 fun boat was pretty spot on. After years of looking at power boats and sailboats and kayaks and such, I guess my assessment of anticipated handling and performance isn't so bad.
During one of my nice rides on Saturday, I was reaching, sitting aft, not hiking much, and I was thinking (in between "Whoo hooo!") that I ought to feel like I was on the edge of control. Except I felt like everything was just ticking along. I guess my choice of a Force 5 fun boat was pretty spot on. After years of looking at power boats and sailboats and kayaks and such, I guess my assessment of anticipated handling and performance isn't so bad.