Back on the water!

Back on the water!

Sailing down wind!

Got to take our little boat out on the lack again! The sun was out and the weather was perfect! A good amount of wind to sail. It was just a great weekend to spend out on the water. There is just so many reasons that it brings me so much joy and pleasure being on our little sail boat.

I sure wish that I was one of those amazing, quick, and funny blog writers. What some people have shared in their blogs, posts, and videos have really helped me out. Some of them have been so witty and funny as well has helpful and inspirational. I am hoping I would be able to do that as well.

Enjoying the water

I know the work is not done. There are still several things we need to do to get the boat totally finished. There is still many hours that I have to spend ripping out the old wiring and putting in new wiring. Then when I am done running all the new wires where I need them. Then I can put the wood on over the bare fiberglass. I am also working on making my first cushions to make her more comfortable.

At least we can continue to put her in the water to enjoy this sailing thing! It is funny how the feeling of happiness and joy I feel out on the water fades after being away from it for awhile. Getting back out on the water just brings back all those wonderful feelings. It helps me be motivated again to keep working on this big project.

Not only did we have a lot of fun. Got to enjoy some nice easy sailing, we also got to practice and learn quit a bit on this trip. So the first fun thing we got to work on was a man overboard drill. Shortly after we got started my new hat got blown off my head. So we got to practice with the making sure one crew member kept sight of the hat and pointing to it. We actually missed it on our first pass and had to make another pass to be able to get it out of the water.

The next thing is that I am so glad I fell in love with a sailboat, not a power boat. We where going to meet up with a friend who has a power boat. Shortly after they left their slip the motor kept cutting out. So with motor problems they headed back in. Luckily they got back in without any problems. It sure seems like those motor boats are a lot of trouble!

The other thing we got to practice was heave to. It was something he have not done before. It was hot and we wanted to cool off and jump in the lake. Lake Washington is really deep in many areas and we don't have enough rode to anchor. So we gave it a try. It worked pretty well. Started to do a slow tack. Did not release the head sail. Then lashed the rudder all the way over. It worked pretty well. Then I let them jump off and play in the water until they where happy.

Boat dog!

We went up to Kenmore where they have a pretty large dock that you can use for awhile for free. A perfect place to take the dog out for his potty brake. After a bit we fired up the bar-b-que and made dinner. Cleaned everything up, then headed back out on the lake again.

We found a nice place to be able to drop anchor. I checked to make sure it was set very well. We where able to relax and hang out for a bit. We got a bottle of cherry wine that we opened up. Unfortunately it didn't taste as good as we imagined cherry wine to taste!

We crawled into the v-birth and settled down for the night. It was a good and calm night. The boat rocked back and forth just the perfect amount. I feel asleep pretty quickly. I love the sound of the water against the hull of the boat. The feeling of it rocking.

Got woken up pretty early as a wake it the boat and we got rocked pretty good. Luckily we had some cold brew for coffee. Supper simple there! Plus we had a simple breakfast. It was so beautiful being out on the water. The fact that I started out my day on the water and didn't have to do anything to get to the water, besides taking a few steps, was so awesome!

After spending the day working on sailing skills. We are getting better at working together as a team. We are getting better at all this sailing stuff! We had to pack it all in. It is a sad feeling putting her back on the trailer to take her home. We just have to work hard at getting her back out soon!