Late Season Sail

Unbelievably warm for November, had to get out for a quick sail, in spite of sunset happening so early. Third time for Canadian crew.

Fixing the Main Halyard

Crazy mountainy climber types came out and used the Mast Mate to go up, sort out the halyard, and tie in a new topping lift as well. Then a quick sail was had by all.

Jammed Halyard, Great Fun

Jammed the halyard (jumped the sheave) trying to hoist the main, and then the kids had a great time driving the dinghy at the doc.

Simple Sail And Back

Uneventful, just me and the kids.

Day of Dinghy Rides

Motored out, dropped the anchor, and rode the dinghy around Sheephead Cove. Seashells collected.

Labour Day, Bloody Point

Easy 12 knots from the south west, reaching all afternoon. Canadians back as crew :-)

Almost to Thomas Point

Beautiful August day, beat up to Thomas Point Lighthouse, then broad reached bag (with a little zig for good measure).

Sitting through a Squall

Kids wanted to go out, but forecast was awful. Motored out, anchored well, watched a major squall come through, then had some Mac & Cheese. You can see how much we were swinging around during the squall if you zoom in on the anchor "arc".

Out With Sleemo

Sunday afternoon sail with three generations.

Moo's Birthday

A barbecued dinner complete with new cockpit table and white linen. Very nice weather as well. Great little break.

Short Overnighter

Nothing fancy, just motored out, dropped the anchor and had dinner with the kids. They just love sleeping on a boat.

Mast Climbing

Didn't quite get the sails up, the kids were so excited to just "climb" the mast. Probably a good idea to let them set the agenda for once.

With Canadians

Great sail with friends of the kids from school (Yah!! more Canadians).

Heavy Fog

Nice afternoon sail, but incredibly heavy fog. Visibility was less than 50 feet at some times. Probably worth figuring out how to hook up a hailer to that fancy new Uniden fixed VHF radio (if I ever get it installed).

Anchor Swinging on Memorial Day.

The kids and I spent the saturday night of Memorial Day weekend out on the boat. Lots of yahoos out, and the anchorages were very crowded. Would have been easier to go back to the dock, but the kids wouldn't let me get away with that. So, in addition to setting the anchor alarm, I also left the GPS maximally zoomed with tracking on. Every now and then I would wake up and glance at the screen. As long as the track stayed in a rough arc (see above), I knew the anchor was holding and we didn't have to worry about dragging down onto anyone else. And luckily, none of the powerboats with garden hoes for anchors dragged down onto us.

First sail of 2008

Nothing too eventful, just making sure the mast wouldn't fall down. The route above was actually recorded with a service called GPSed, which lets my blackberry phone and a cheap bluetooth gps device keep a constant track of my location and automatically upload it to their site. Kind of a D.I.Y. spot. Could be reassuring for family members on longer trips, provided the boat stays in cell phone range.