A little sailing and a bit more work.

Following on from Pirates, E at least was keen to go to the boat again, despite the bumps last time, and we all set off the following Friday for 3 nights on board. Weather, near perfect, rain fading away, neap tides and lightish winds. SWMBO droppped me off at SYH and I took the boat upto RHYC to meet them all and transfer all aboard. Down the river on Saturday to creep into the Backwaters and anchor in Hamford, for a quiet night. Lots of birds, and a bit of breeze. Sunday saw us round to Stone Point for some beach time, and an afternoon roast. SWMBO was getting restless afterwards, so I suggested she sailed the dinghy. Nervous looks. Last time she went sailing it was a bit breezy and despite the dinghy being very forgiving, she though she was close to capsize. But this evening was milder, no ships to play with like the Orwell, and so we rigged and launched. Very successful and enjoyed sail.

Brief beach excursion on Monday morning before a brisk sail back to SYH with a reef and the yankee. Even enjoyed by E and possibly M...

2:42 PM - Jul. 16, 2008 - post comment