This Saturday Alli and I decided to head to the backside of Anacapa for an overnight trip. However the wind was from due South and only about 6 kts, so we tacked back and forth in vain for 4 hours and got about halfway there. Sigh. We had a great time nevertheless, saw a roving pod of dolphins several times, and got a chance to practice foresail changes. Alli also went overboard and got a nice tow-swim, and I got a fabulous sunburn on my back. On the way back I decided to see whether Shadow balances as well as Nevermind under jib alone -- we did much of the trip from Monterey to Pt Conception that way in 2005. Indeed she does! It was super fun to fly down the channel towards the slip under genoa, turn west and drop it, and zoom into the slip. Best docking I've ever done :-)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Nevermind the weather
Paolo and I took Shadow out yesterday afternoon for a lazy sail. It was light air 4-5 kts, so I did a sail change to the genoa, for practice, instead of putting it up right away. Shadow tracked nicely in the light air, and we passed a bunch of much bigger boats which were on a lower course than us when we were heading back into the harbor. Nevermind was also out, so I took a picture.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
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