Vince Takes the Helm

We promised Vince a turn at the helm and this is his last weekend with us, so Vicky and I took him and Mama out for a short trip.  (I think Baba was a little unnerved from the heeling when John was at the helm.)

There was no wind, so there was no heeling and we were limited to using the "Iron Genoa" (engine).  Vince had never handled a ship before so we started out going in all sorts of directions, but once we passed the last green buoy and aimed him out to a fuel barge anchored out in the bay, he started getting the hang of it.

He sailed us out to the barge, I took us around it, and we tested the autopilot on the way back.  Then we picked up our mooring, found Baba and headed in to Nemo's Asian Fusion for dinner.