What a different experience this year! Instead of days reefed this year we alternated between champagne sailing and fighting to keep steerage in calms. We only used the big genoa and spinnakers; we only put in a single reef once when a squall approached but never caught us. Not that this trip was without drama. […]
The Scenic Route to the Boat Show
“Today is rain free and just a little bit on the windy side in the Boston Harbor. Let’s go sailing ehh?” “The bay will be much like the open ocean. Sounds like an adventure!” “I really want to get out there now!” Thus were my lamentations as I watched some formidable weather pass the East […]
Seventeen Point Seven
This season is really turning out to be epic. I knew I had signed up for a lot but it’s far more than I had expected. And then I signed on for a week-long delivery up the east coast that turned out to be epic. Here’s a few seconds from the delivery: It wasn’t all […]