10 hours of sailing = A great night's sleep
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:13 am
Saturday we took Copacetic out. Sunny, 15 knot southern breeze, one foot waves... It doesn't get better than that. After sailing aimlessly for a little bit, we decided to head for Kenosha even though it was straight into the wind. Southern Lake Michigan was so flat that we saw 12-14' aluminum fishing boats 4 miles out.
We had a long, but fun day of beating into the wind. At one point I reefed the sails as the wind piped up a bit. We were fine, but the first mate was a little uncomfortable with our heeling angle, and besides, it was a nice day for reefing practice.
Once we got to Kenosha, we simply turned around for the downhill run back to Racine.
The only real excitement of the day came during my docking approach. With south wind now at 15-20, tieing to the north side of our east/west dock is a bit of a challenge for us. The First Mate thought fast and sprang into action, saving me from further embarrassment.
All in all, a great day of sailing!
We had a long, but fun day of beating into the wind. At one point I reefed the sails as the wind piped up a bit. We were fine, but the first mate was a little uncomfortable with our heeling angle, and besides, it was a nice day for reefing practice.
Once we got to Kenosha, we simply turned around for the downhill run back to Racine.
The only real excitement of the day came during my docking approach. With south wind now at 15-20, tieing to the north side of our east/west dock is a bit of a challenge for us. The First Mate thought fast and sprang into action, saving me from further embarrassment.
All in all, a great day of sailing!