Last week we had one of the best night's of sailing all summer right in
the middle of our heat wave. But Sunday was even better! Winds were
about perfect ranging from 9-16 knots and we sailed close to Oyster Bay
and then back. At one point, with Suzanne at the wheel, we slowly
overtook a Catalina 40 which was under power. They looked pretty
surprised. Heart of Gold reached along at near 7 knots most of the
time.
On of our guests, with considerable sailing experience on dinghies
became totally befuddled at the wheel while closing in on a 30 foot S2.
While very close and passing he started to use the wheel like a tiller!
Suzanne jumped in and got us back on coarse...made for an exciting
moment as I think he would have hit the S2 otherwise!!!
Other than that funny moment, the boat was a blast. We cooked up dogs
and burgers and Thomas sat with Suzanne on the swim platform and never
wanted to leave.
If I live to be 100 I hope I can always sail....and I never miss a
season!

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