Trip dates:
Monday, September 9, 2024
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Sail
Outstanding weather. Every day that is cooler seems like the greatest sailing weather so far. I don't know if I'm going to put up with the misery of 100+ deg sailing days next summer... Met up with Rober at 4 and got out well past ft McHenry before too late, though wind died down a lot close to inner harbor so just docked as sun set. Did a heave to in turning basin on the way back and also tried a little experiment to see how steering with the sails would work. It actually does! Not super responsive but you do get noticeable direction by applying weather helm/lee helm forces basically. (By letting out the opposing sheet you can use the main if you want to head down, jib to head up.)