Today was an exercise in finding the puffs.
Century Club: Mario Santana
Friday, May 24, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Light winds near Back Creek, spent a warm few hours chasing puffs.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Peeking through the forward hatch
Yo dog, I heard you like boats
The real sailing is the friends we made along the way
LOOK MA I'M SAILING
A free friends and I rented Honu and, after a couple of hours doing the checkout sail we had a lovely afternoon sailing her around
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Sunset at ANSS
The human whisker pole
I missed a few Monday and Sunday nights while I let my wrists rest up from a flaring carpal tunnel. Ran a good few races trimming sails the whole time, and wiring this the next day I'm happy to say my wrists feel great. I'm going to take that as a green light to look for a race boat who needs a crew!
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
The Stans and I
An evening of racing with the same new sailors from last week. We tried for first with 2+2, heading into next week's races strong!
Friday, May 10, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
One day I'm gonna drop my phone in the water...
New friends!
I made a couple of new friends today - it's easy to forge a bond sailing together on a blustery day. We went up the river, docking and gybing all the way, and practiced docking when we got back. Now it's time for oysters and a drink!
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
At some point I enabled a tracking app
My ugly mug
Back and forth, tacks and jibes for a couple of hours. The wind started at a nice 7kt and steadily grew to 12-15kt - perfect for practice. Ended with a few touch and go's at the dock. Gray skies but only a drop or two of rain.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
WoW at the Bay Bridge
STARBOARD!!
Easy sail most of the way to the Bay bridge, then a challenging 3 hour trip back, with winds that shifted 90 degrees at a moment's notice, and went from 5 to 15 knots just as quick. Great practice conditions, trying to set what's coming and adjust quickly.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Absolutely perfect conditions for an introductory hour of sailing.
Friday, May 3, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Looks relaxing but I almost fell overboard posing for this!
Tis the C!
More learning on the Tartan 345