cavelamb himself wrote:
Capt. JG wrote:

"katy" wrote in message
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cavelamb himself wrote:

Capt. JG wrote:


"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Yup.. we really like the Capris. They're just the right level of
challenge for new students on the SF bay.

Hey, you're going to screw up and you're going to luck dumb doing
something silly... nature of sailing. Or, did you mean posting
here? g

certaintly a possibility...




Didn't screw up too bad today!

But I don't have the squares built yet - so it's kinda a moot point.
That's going to give me ample oppertunity to look dumb... I'm sure.

About 5 hours to cross to the end of the lake and get (slowly) home.
Winds light and variable, but we moved - and under sail power alone!
WooWoo!

Dorothy did real well today.
Kinda got her tiller backwards a couple of time on the way home,
but I know she was getting pretty tired by then.

Got a lot of sun and had fun too.

Fair winds,



Richard

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What about Toto? g

nervous bladder...


Just stick him next to the scuppers...




That's katytype for next to the scarecrow.



Today was mo' betta. Wind 5 to 10. Let's head for the lake!

Dorothy _sailed_ us out of the slip and away we went flying low across
the lake!

About an hour out we sudenly hit a hole in the wind and went limp.

Then the real wind showed up! 15 to 20 gusting 25.

Spirit laid over and slithered like a sidewinder!

This was the first time Dorothy has had to handle any real blow and
it was a bit much for her. The boat would try to round and loose drive
then D'd get her back on course and laid right over again.

Things happened a lot quicker than she's used to.
The look on her face was a mix of exhilaration and dread as the lee rail
started throwing spray.

I was caught between wanting to try out the new main reefing - and not
wanting to let go of the main sheet!

Finally decided the best course of action was to run like smoke for home.

We were making hull speed on a run! First time for that...

Well, like the title says - I like this boat!

Richard

Hey..it's great you're having so much fun and that Doeothy is shaping up
into a good sailor...good thing , with those winds, you didn't end up in
OZ with no reefing!