Now get your mind out of the gutter. I'm referring to the Bimini top. For the past several weeks we were fighting a constant battle of the birds - they loved the Bimini cover (and loved to sh!t all over it). So last week in a fit of desperation we removed the cover and stored it inside. Vicky had spent hours scrubbing it clean and I wasn't about to risk yet another day of having to go to the dock and scrub for an hour or two before being able to sail. We still used the canvas over the helm and cockpit table, so I hung a couple of pieces of bungee cord so they dangled just above those and would sway at any birds trying to get too comfortable. Hopefully this had "rolled up the welcome mat" as far as birds are concerned.
So with a bit of trepidation, we caught the launch out to Seas The Day and found it in the same spotless condition we left it in. Yay!
Rather than take all the time to set up the Bimini, I decided to just sail without it. I had a decent sun hat and today was just going to be a quick day sail anyway.
It turned out to be quite pleasant. I don't know how it would be on a hot day in July, but for a mid-80s late afternoon in early September it was actually quite pleasant.
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