Out for a sail

9/24/2013

Today was a breakthrough for me.   Yesterday, I decided that all work and no play... well you know how it goes.   I decided that for every day of working on the boat I would go sailing for at least one day.   I really only have a couple of semi-major projects left on Spirit of Adventure and I did do the nice trip with my sis, but enough is enough.   

I got to the boat in the late morning and immediately started putting stuff away in preparation for a sail.   I would single hand today which is not a big deal and is something I should be doing regularly anyway.   As I was preparing the boat, Fred (of Later Gator fame) who owns the boat almost directly behind my boat, stopped by and inquired as to what I was up to.   Within about a micro second, Fred said he would take his boat out also.   

As I pulled out, he was about 15 minutes behind me and it gave me a chance to get outside the marina and to get my sails up and sailing.   Soon, I saw him behind me and so I slowed down a bit and we began communicating on the marine channel 69.   What I soon found out was that Fred had a great camera and before I knew it, he was taking both still and video of me sailing Spirit of Adventure.

Spirit of Adventure

The wind kicked up to around 15 knots and wow did we have a blast.   It really couldn't have been a more beautiful day sailing with my friend.

I believe that Fred not only did a great job of taking pics, but we are fast becoming friends.   We are talking about an around Catalina trip that we have both been wanting to do.   We will each take our own boats and single hand in tandem with the other.   We will plan it and do it.

An other interesting thing was that Fred was in Viet Nam just after I left and he plays the guitar.

Life is great!

Fred on Later Gator