Never the less it was a great day of sailing and I even got some pictures taken of me in action.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday Race
I met up with Pat and some new sailors for the Sunday Race series at DIYC. The winds were great all afternoon with 10-12 knots and 15 Knot gusts. I did jib trimming and some mainsail fine tuning. It was a great ride with a bunch of legs. Our finish was not that great but for the Sunday Series it does not seem to matter. The importance is doing every Sunday race so the points add up. It would be cool to be in the Spinnaker division the next time around so that we can be competitive with the other boats that fly Spinnakers.
Never the less it was a great day of sailing and I even got some pictures taken of me in action.
Never the less it was a great day of sailing and I even got some pictures taken of me in action.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Slow Saturday Sail
I met with Jessie to go out on her Oday this past Saturday, since the repair and replacements were made to her standing rigging. It was a beautiful day with good breezes in the morning but a forecast of lighter winds as the afternoon wore on. By the time we were out of the slip the winds were veyr light and we were making very little progress. I helmed for a lot of the time out and made very slow progress but we then choose to come in and call it a day.
This time of year is very pleasant even if you are just drifting along at a very slow pace. The tempatures are perfect in the mid 70's and the winds are either on or they are not. You really do not have the varying conditions that happen throughout the day like you do during the summer months. I suspect that things will continue to improve in the weeks to come, as well as get colder.
On that note, I have been looking into some foul weather gear. I already have the jacket, gloves and boots but am considering different bibs so I can stay warm and dry. I also am looking forward to the weather course starting in january with The Tampa Power Squadron. It's a pretty intense course but one that will be very useful in my quest for the sailing skills. Now that I have a more dependable car, I am also planning on getting the piloting course completed in 2011. I would be very pleased with the Piloting Class, Weather and Advanced Piloting completed by the end of 2011. That will leave with just the Navigation and Advanced Navigation courses for my offshore education.
This time of year is very pleasant even if you are just drifting along at a very slow pace. The tempatures are perfect in the mid 70's and the winds are either on or they are not. You really do not have the varying conditions that happen throughout the day like you do during the summer months. I suspect that things will continue to improve in the weeks to come, as well as get colder.
On that note, I have been looking into some foul weather gear. I already have the jacket, gloves and boots but am considering different bibs so I can stay warm and dry. I also am looking forward to the weather course starting in january with The Tampa Power Squadron. It's a pretty intense course but one that will be very useful in my quest for the sailing skills. Now that I have a more dependable car, I am also planning on getting the piloting course completed in 2011. I would be very pleased with the Piloting Class, Weather and Advanced Piloting completed by the end of 2011. That will leave with just the Navigation and Advanced Navigation courses for my offshore education.
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