February 1st Sail with great friends

2/1/2014

Sailing with Chris & Doug

We had invited Chris and Doug sailing on Saturday and little did we know how excited they were over the opportunity.   I had stayed on the boat Friday night and was ready for Mary, Chris & Doug when they arrived around 11:30 AM.   Mary had called me from an overcast Orange, where our home, is and I gladly reported that it was clear and very sunny.   After arrival we sat in the cockpit and enjoyed Subway lunches.

After lunch and with a tour of the boat and life jacket assignments, we headed out into the beautiful, sunny Pacific Ocean.   Chris actually took the tiller as we left the marina and after that Doug took over.   Doug had sailed Sabots when he was younger and still remembered how to use the tiller.   For those who may not know, with a tiller, if you wish to go to starboard, you push the tiller to port.   The opposite is also true if you wish to go to port.

Soon we were cruising along at over 5 knots in about 8-10 knots of wind.    We headed out and sailed generally west toward Catalina for about an hour.   From there we tacked and headed north towards the San Pedro breakwater entrance.   It took us about an hour to go that distance.   The girls had put on sweaters and gloves by then and I finally put on my hooded sweatshirt.   Doug never did put on a sweater or jacket.

We returned to the marina and sat and enjoyed some refreshments in the cockpit.   A perfect ending to a perfect day of sailing.

Please take four minutes & 15 seconds to look at the video and still pictures of this sail by clicking here http://youtu.be/SjYqS_82C0A