This time it was just the two of us... our planned guests canceled so we took Seas The Day out by ourselves.
But first, there was one detail to take care of. We had been pumping out (waste, that is) at nearby Gratitude, but their pump-out system was broken, so I had to try pumping out at Osprey Point. It was a bit of a challenge to pull around the other side of the marina, spin the boat and back into the slip by the pump-out station. Only then did I see this... yes, a big sharp angle iron to hold the dock to the piling. How many ways could this destroy our new boat?
It took a couple of tries...
Words were said (in both directions)...
I had to apologize afterward...
Somehow we avoided noticible scratches in the boat, got tied up and pumped out.
Then we departed for the bay.
We finally had wind and Vicky wasted no time trying to squeeze every last knot of boat speed from the 6 or 7 knots of wind we had.
She worked on the boom vang...
She watched the telltales...
Then adjusted the mainsheet...
And the jibsheet...
We had a few moments of calm when we could sit and enjoy the ride. I was tired from just watching her... I'm much more of a "set it and forget it" type of sailor.
But then a gust came up and she had to push harder...
The sail had a great shape, but I told her the jib needed some adjustment... she had to look for herself.
After it got chilly... we took a break for noodles and chicken broth!
She even tried to work (but that's just for show... she learned that you can't charge a computer while you're away from the dock - it was dead). I'm not sure you can run the generator underway.
The best speed was 5.8 knots from 9 knots of wind!
She even remembered Red Right Returning on the way back to Swan Creek!
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