Trip dates:
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Sail
Barba Roja charging across the basin to start 2025
A good crew today
Out on Barba Roja for our traditional New Year's Day sail. I've been out on the boat every year I've finished Century Club, so I wanted to start the year off right. We decided to go out early, and were met with very breezy and puffy conditions, with gusts above 30. The reefing system on Barba Roja isn't currently set up, so we flew a full main and a storm jib to manage sail area. We sailed across the basin and back, and then conditions backed off a bit and allowed us to beat up to the bridge. We enjoyed a surprisingly sedate downwind run back to the harbor, and Steve expertly docked the boat in decidedly challenging conditions. A beautiful morning for a heavy-air sail and a great start to 2025!