Here come the updates....

As you have probably read, yes I have launched. A lot of things happened between my Part 1 post and launching as you can imagine. I was busy getting things done and with work and life stuff, the blog fell by the wayside. I know all 5 of you have been patiently awaiting updates so here is the first of a few I intend to get done. Reason I have time today is that I took the afternoon off from work as the forecast looked pretty good, but the wind has yet to even think about showing up. So here is the start o/f the updates.....

Project #1, Part – 2

So I got all the demolition done inside the boat, everything taken out and pieces that could be kept for templates kept. The remainder of the demolition was interesting to say the least. How someone could look someone else in the eye and say there were no issues is beyond me. The lower part of the port bulkhead I dug out with my hand, literally. Look at the picture, it came out like dirt. Nice eh? Anyway, I got most of it out in one piece and got the starboard bulkhead out relatively easily. 

 

As I was taking the head sink vanity apart the sink drain’s plastic thru-hull promptly snapped off and that lead me to placing another small order with the fine folks at Defender Marine. Got a stainless one and some “Life-Caulk” polysulfide caulk for the installation. What’s another thing to fix right?

So after I got everything out of the boat I set up inside my garage to prep the plywood. I applied a few coats of Smith’s CPES, Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer, to both sides of the plywood. I let each coat cure for about 48 hours before doing it again. I then laminated the mahogany veneer to one side and let that set up for a day. I did not veneer the entire sheet as I did not want to waste any of the veneer. I know have about 4 or 5 feet left in two pieces for other projects. After the veneer I painted the other side the color I bought for the interior of the head area. It was an exterior enamel, figured that should be good for the interior of a boat that lives on a fresh water lake. 

To finish the veneer I bought a nice walnut stain and brush on poly. I did three coats of each, sanding with 200 grit lightly between each coat and I am pretty pleased with the outcome. I also put a coat of CPES over it all just for extra measure. If I were to do this again, I would probably use West epoxy mixed with 207 hardener over the wood, then epoxied the veneer on, and then painted and stained with either epoxy with 207 over the stain or polyurethane after I got the color I wanted. Not sure if ether is better or not as there is minimal UV exposure in the boat.

I used a small electric heater to help with poly curing time as this was April and the tempos were a bit chilly at times. 

CPES Curing, how exciting....

Paint drying, more excitement.....

Veneer laminated.

Veneer Finished.

The biggest issue on this part of the project was doing about 30 minutes of work and then having to wait for things to cure or dry. Next step on this little project is cutting the new bulkheads and getting them installed.

Launched!

I know I have not posted in quite some time, been busy working on the boat and getting everything in order. There are forthcoming posts on the rest of the bulkhead rebuild, a bilge pump install, general boat stuff and even an encounter with hornets. But for now this will have to do for all of my 5 devoted followers. I launched on July 19th. All kinds of stuff happened then too and I have more pics and videos but here she is at her mooring.

More to come..... 

Project #1, Part - 1

A while back, before the previously mentioned foot injury, I started taking some things out of the boat so I could get to the port bulkhead. It is by far in the worst condition and seeing as the weather this winter has been so mild, I needed to get going on things. I started by checking things out and seeing what needed to be done to get the bulkhead fully exposed. I pulled on the vinyl wall covering and it just peeled off like it was not even attached. Nice. Then the other layer of covering came off quite easily too. I found that after peeling this away that pretty much the entire bulkhead is wet & rotted. I got a really good look at the PO’s “Fix” as well. Just shook my head. Anyway…. Hopefully when I do pull it out, it comes out in one piece or at least will be easy enough to make a pattern from.

Port Bulkhead with folding table removed.

Starboard Bulkhead.

I started my “demo” by removing the hanging locker behind the porta-potti. Wasn’t too bad, some screws were a little stubborn but I got them out and it came out in one piece. A little rot at the bottom so I will be replacing that. The “floor” that the porta-potti sits on is another story. Rotted badly, will have to replace that too obviously. The porta-potti was easy to remove though. It had a couple of those Velcro “dots” stuck to it and the rotted out floor to hold it in place. Got me thinking how that would be if I was heeled over a bit and there was some “liquid” per se already in there…… Sounds like a mess waiting to happen. So I need to get the mount kit for that now too. 

Peeled off quite easily. "Wallpaper"??

Yep, it be a wee bit rotted.

I pulled the folding table off the bulkhead, nice mix of screws there. Then I removed the backrest for the setee in the salon. That wasn’t too bad, only difficulty was getting the wrench on the nuts underneath so I could get the screws out. Anyone who has worked on boats knows this but for those that have not, working on a boat’s interior is like working under your sink in your house. Not a lot of room and you have to contortion yourself at times in order to get to what you need to. So far it hasn’t been too awful with this project.

Head "Floor". More rot and wallpaper.

PO's "FIX". I got nuthin' on that.......

I bagged all of the screws and bolts I un-did. I now have everything removed from the port bulkhead I need to in order to take out the screws/bolts holding it in place. Not quite sure where the tabbing is but, I will find it and cut it out as well. I have ordered two sheets of ¾” marine grade plywood and picked them up Saturday the 25^th of February. I have a list of all the other things I need to get and placed the orders for all of that except the enamel paint on Monday the 27^th. Great thing is, most everything is already here, showed up on Thursday March 1^st. Also on March 1^st, I called the city of Excelsior and got my application faxed in for my mooring. Should hear from them by the 5^th or 6^th. Things are starting to move rapidly and I need to get moving on this. The plan is to get the bulkheads and chainplates all swapped out in March/April. I figure I can do everything except the tabbing in March and as soon as it is warm enough I can tab in the bulkheads in April. Though, next week it is supposed to be in the low to mid 50’s so, I may just get all motivated and have at the whole deal.

So here is the plan on what I will be doing;

• ·         Remove port bulkhead and chainplate.
• ·         Remove sink, cabinetry, and setee backrest on starboard side.
• ·         Remove starboard bulkhead and chainplate.
• ·         Each ¾” x 4’ x 8’ piece of marine grade plywood to be coated in Smith’s CPES.
• ·         The salon side of each piece of ply then having Mahogany veneer applied.
• ·         Head & sink side finished with enamel paint.
• ·         Old bulkheads used as patterns for new bulkheads, including chainplate bolt holes.
• ·         New bulkheads cut.
• ·         Cut edges and holes sealed with CPES.
• ·         New “wall covering” for hull in area where hanging locker is. Though, this may be last on the list as I need to figure out what I am going to do to that space.
• ·         New bulkheads screwed in to place, neoprene foam between bulkheads and hull/deck.
• ·         New chainplates bolted in to place.
• ·         All chainplate hardware will be bedded with Butyl Tape. (Purchased from Compass Marine)
• ·         Once it is warm enough, bulkheads will be tabbed in. West System epoxy and fiberglass cloth.
• ·         Setee back rest re-attached.
• ·         Hanging locker pieces cut, finished, and replaced.
• ·         Sink & cabinetry re-installed.
• ·         Folding table re-attached.

My vendor list;

• ·         Marine Grade Plywood – Menards. Was cheaper to special order than to pick it up from a lumber yard with it in stock.
• ·         Mahogany veneer and adhesive – Amazon. Kind of nutty but they had the best price I could find searching online.
• ·         Fiberglass cloth, Epoxy, Hardener (West 206 & 105), & Mini-Pumps – Defender.
• ·         Smith’s CPES – Jamestown Distributors.
• ·         Chainplate set – Where else but D & RMarine.
• ·         Butyl Tape – Another no brainer, Compass Marine.
• ·         Neoprene Foam – Actually found it best price through Sears. Of course I had to have it shipped though.
• ·         For the enamel paint I will probably go with Behr or Rustoleum or…. Whatever I can find on that from Home Depot.

All in all it cost me $87.10 more in a little tax & shipping costs. Plus I need to still buy a gallon of paint. Hoping I have everything covered and crossing all I can that I don’t find anything else that is messed up doing this project. I figure rebuilding the hanging locker and the head “floor” is a separate project. 

Seems like a lot of things to do but, I am hoping to have March and April to get them all done. I will of course be documenting the progress as I go and posting updates here. I did a lot of research on this and there has been a lot of help form the fine folks on Anything-Sailing and the O’ Day owner’s forum over at Sailboat Owners and that help is much appreciated. Cross your fingers, as soon it will be time to splash. Hopefully I will be ready.

Not really about sailing but.....

This post is more about the fun and excitement of being a home owner and a parent of a teenage man-child than sailing. Though, it may affect my boat project list a bit...... 

On Thursday (January 19th, 2012) I put the year in just in case you are reading this in 2052.... I stepped in to the shower to get ready for work and lo and behold, no water from either the hot or the cold. Now it was currently -11F out side and I thought the obvious, froze up. So I tried all the other faucets in the house and they were all good. So I went downstairs and cleared the stuff out of the way of the closet where the tub plumbing is and felt the hot water pipe. Sure enough, it went from warm to very cold along it's length. So I grab my daughter's hairdryer and proceed to heat up the pipes. Sure enough after about 10 minutes on each the water starts to flow. But, hold your applause until the end please.... Now the water is not draining, well I guess the drain is froze up too. So back down the stairs and OH CRAP, missed that last step for some reason and roll my right ankle under me and down to the floor in pain.... Oh yeah, hmmmm, yep can put weight on it so maybe not all that awfull.

I proceed, limping, back in to the previously mentioned closet and start to thaw out the drain pipe. After about 10 minutes I stop and I hear running water from the other side of the wall. Well the trap for the tub drain is PVC, and as we all know, when water freezes it expands.... yep, bust the trap and the water that was in the tub is now all over the couch in my son's room. A few choice words for me not checking the obvious. 

At this point I realize how this little event came to pass as I have never had any issues with any pipes freezing in the 7+ years I have lived in my home. Let alone, pipes that are interior to the house, no where near the walls. My son's basement window no longer had glass on it. It was covered in duct tape and a blanket. Apparently that "repair" was attempted the night before without my knowledge. Well the top 1"-2" had nothing covering it so as the cold air blew in, it traveled in the small space between the drop ceiling and the joists. Reaching my tub water lines and drain. Hence the freezing. Guess it got down to about -13 or so that night. 

I made a list for Home Depot, they are literally a block away and I put some Styrofoam in the window and stapled plastic sheeting over it. That problem solved. Put on a new tub trap and then that problem was solved. So all in all not too big of a deal, got the day off after all because of it.

Oh wait, that ankle thing. Around 4pm I go to finally take my shower and I look at my right ankle. It is a wee bit larger than the left and has been starting to hurt more and more. Off to Urgent Care!!! Only took about an hour there as we were first in line, nice series of X-Rays and in the words of the Dr, "This small line here could be a fracture. I will call you in the morning after the Radiologist has a look. In the mean time, have this boot to wear." Now I am sure some of you know what those boots are like to wear. I drove home with it on but after we got home, I took it off. Took a handful of Ibuprofen, elevated my leg, and iced it. 

 Got a call from the Doc this morning and the Radiologist said "Possible non-displaced hairline fracture." Possible..... not even the Radiologist can tell... Doc says, wear the boot for 6 weeks.... Awesome. 


I will now be walking around with this thing on and even better, walking around the Chicago Strictly Sail Show next weekend. As my boss said, maybe I can get a wheel chair... yeah, she is funny... So no climbing around on the boat for six weeks. I have a cyst on a bone in my left hand, broke that last year is how I know, so I may have that surgery now so I can be all set once it is warm enough to work on Papillon..... Never a dull moment.
 

Lessons in Beurocracy

I haven't posted anything since getting Papillon home but, that doesn't mean things have not been happening. One of the first things I needed to do was to get the Michigan title transferred to me and a new Minnesota title and registration issued. I also need a title for the trailer as Michigan does not title trailers of the size I now have. I bet you can see where this may all be leading......

So I called the local MN DMV folks, took me about a day and a half to actually get through as the line was constantly busy. Once I get a hold of someone there, they inform me that since my boat is not a vehicle I need to contact the Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, in order to get the title swapped and the new registration. After thinking about it, it actually made some sense. So I called the DNR and asked what to do, they said to bring my info to the local service center, one is just down the road from work, and they will be able to take care of everything. One nice thing is that seeing as I bought Papillon from a private party, NO SALES TAX!! Weeeeeee!!!! Gotta like that. OK, that is the happy part of this story. 

When I was on the phone with the DMV folks, I asked about the trailer. Remember, it took me a day and a half just to get someone on the phone. The person said I needed to contact Michigan and get a copy of a letter on their official letter head that states that they do not title trailers as such as mine. Legal disclaimers and all that between MN & MI. Oh yeah, here we go.....

So I call the Michigan DMV, nope, the Secretary of State's office handles all this stuff. Maybe 10 minutes including hold time for that call. Now off to the Michigan Secretary of State's office. 10-15 minutes on hold for a person to say that they need to transfer me to someone else. Another 15 minutes on hold and I get a nice lady that says, "Sure, I can fax that to you." Well that was a nice surprise. So I have her fax it to the fax machine at work hoping that in the last 7 years the number hadn't changed. I had no idea what the number was either, who faxes anymore??? I found it on my business card. Which, I don't use and I have never handed out more than 5 of I think in the 7 years I have been at this company. 

Anyway, I get the fax and it looks good. So I take all my fun little documents to the service center over lunch thinking I should have packed my sleeping bag for how long I think it is going to take. Well it wasn't too awful. About a 15 minute wait for my number to be called. The nice young gal helps me with the boat title first. Pretty straight forward. Write a check and thats about it, including the new registration.

Now for the trailer, well..... "Minnesota needs 4 pictures of the trailer. Front, back and each side.". She also didn't quite buy the letter from the fine state of Michigan either. Even pulled their statute book out. Oh hell.... so this is what I get.... "You need to take the pictures and come back. I can't say for sure that MN will be OK with the letter or not. Will have to see. You may need to get your trailer bonded too as MN does not want to get sued by MI for something that has an outstanding title on it". But, but, Michigan said that..... yeah OK. 

So now I need to get pics of my trailer, print them, bring everything back and oh yeah, a copy of the bill of sale so I can say how much of that was for the trailer as I need to pay the 6.5% sales tax as a trailer apparently is a vehicle...... I will get the pics done over the upcoming weekend and deal with the rest of this fun and excitement next week. The Holidays happening is my excuse and I am sticking to it.

Project #1 for the boat is also starting up. Took some pics and will be starting to document that "little" project here shortly......  

Caught a butterfly

From a few previous posts my luck with the boat shopping has not been the best. So after the Milwaukee debacle I e-mailed a guy in Michigan about his O' Day 25 asking if it was still available. It happened to be and we exchanged more phone calls and e-mails. He offered to knock $700 off the asking price seeing as I was traveling so far to the boat. 700 miles one way to be exact, from my place to his. I asked all the right questions and he gave me all the right answers. Sounds like a great deal so my son and I plan to travel the day after Thanksgiving.

We headed out around 7am and drove straight to the northern suburb of Detroit, Rochester Hills. Took us about 11 hours with a few stops for gas and food. 

The seller was a nice older guy and him and his wife were gracious enough to put us up for the night and even to have supper waiting for us when we got there. We went over a few things about the boat and the paperwork and all that. 

We got to the boat about 7:30 am and I did a quick once over on the boat and things seemed to be in order. Unfortunately the electrical connector was different on the trailer than on my vehicle. But, there was a trailer/RV store across the street so we headed over and I got an adapter. All the lights worked. The only other thing was that the Equilizer anti-sway & load leveling hitch I had purchased would not work with the trailer. The trailer had a long tongue on it and there was no place to attach the bars. We hooked up and headed to Michigan City, IN to spend the night. 

It was a decent drive, I took it very easy as this was the biggest load I had ever towed and I had no idea how it would behave without the load balancing and anti-sway hooked up. It did very well and we got in to Michigan City pretty early, around 2 I think it was. We drove the next day to Tomah, WI and that went good too. The pic below is of my Explorer and the boat. Looks like my truck is tiny in comparison.

We got up early the next morning, Monday, and made the trip home. It was the most difficult leg of the trip. I guess it was partly the hills in Wisconsin and me worrying about finally getting her home. There were some serious "pucker" moments too. The hill down to the bridge over the St. Croix was a bit long and steep and there is a bridge here in town that was steep, and had turns too. The trailer and my truck did fine though and we got her home.

So I really started looking over the boat, something I should have done days before in Michigan but, I was foolish and took the seller at his word on some things and let my head get caught up in getting a boat and wanting to get on the road. Needless to say she is not as dry as the seller led me to believe. I have work to do in the spring that I did not want to do or thought I would have to do on the boat. Very disappointing. In myself especially for not taking the time and letting other things get in my way. I am also very disappointed in the seller as well. If he would have been completely honest with me, I doubt I would have even made the trip.

But, this is what I have now and I will be able to remedy the issues that she has and it will be OK. So here she is in my driveway. 

She is called Papillon, French for Butterfly. Better than if it was in my ancestor's German, Schmetterling doesn't have the same ring to it.... She is a 1977 O' Day 25, and with all her issues, she is still mine.

Trip stats; 1445 total miles, 4 days, and a whopping 9.8 MPG towing....

You know I will be posting more on the progress of fixing her insides up and doing what I need to do to get her ready for the sailing season. Going to be a long winter, stay tuned.

Not for purposes intended....

"Not for purposes intended". Seems a rather trite legal term, something you would expect a manufacturer to put on a warning label or something. In my case, this is what you scribe on the back of a cashiers check when you didn't give it to the person it was made out to for the agreed upon transaction.

My son and I drove to Milwaukee over the weekend to look at a very nice Catalina 25. I had spoken with the seller the Friday before and the price I had offered was agreed upon. He knew we were coming, I even told him on the phone that I would call and let him know the Sunday before that we were for sure coming. I did my part. Called, left message confirming arrival and to let me know if anything would change. Got the check too. Made the hotel reservations for Milwaukee and for Tomah for the return as it was going to be a slower trip back and I wanted to take it easy.

We got in to Milwaukee around 4 and checked in to our hotel. Stayed at the Hyatt downtown, was pretty nice and reasonable I thought. Called said seller..... hmmmm, voice mail... well I will leave a message telling him we are here and to call me about meeting on Sunday. As the evening wore on I heard nothing. 

So my son and I went to the Safe House for supper. Fun place, based on 50's James Bond spy stuff. Entrance off an alley, passwords to get in, dial a secret number on the phone to get out, all that sort of stuff. Dinner was great, had fun. Still no call back. 

So by now I know this is not going to happen. No return call, I didn't bother with another as I knew he wouldn't answer. Who knows, maybe he got a better offer, maybe he was busy, maybe whatever... In my book, you make a phone call or something if you cannot make the arrangement work. Common courtesy. He just chose not to be a man of his word apparently.

So my son and I loaded up around 9am and headed home, no sailboat in tow. Just a bitter taste about the boat but, we did enjoy ourselves together which is something. 

Lesson learned is to be more diligent in dealing with sellers, especially out of town sellers. Not sure if I will hold off now on boat shopping or not. The snow will be flying soon and that means winter is very close by. Holidays are coming too, everyone will be very busy the next 6-8 weeks. Who knows, maybe there will be a boat that finds me before spring.....

Adventures in Boat Shopping

As some of you know I have been on the hunt for my own boat. I am looking for a 25 footer that sits on a trailer. Mainly so I don't need to pay winter storage fees but also as this is the land of 10,000 or so lakes, and there are a few I would like to visit and sail on. So I began looking intently a while back and I have had some interesting results. 

Where the hell is this "Buyer's Market"?. No idea where this glut of boats are but I sure as hell can't find them. Granted with my parameters it does limit my options a bit. Mainly to Catalina and O' Day 25's but, there is not many out there for sale. Or at least that I can find. I thought I found a couple of great prospects but, one got sold on me and another over in Wisconsin I thought we had a deal worked out but now I can't get the phone answered or a call back. 

Very frustrating as a lot of prospects are far away and I am not sure if I want to drive for 12 hours or a couple of days to find something that isn't up to snuff. Like one I found down south that come to find out has a mysterious leak and the trailer tires may not be OK. Wow, really? 

I understand that some boats may need some work but, let's not waste each others time here.  I am open to doing work, not that big of a deal but, I am not paying $4K - $5K for a project boat. Just not going to happen. I want to know for sure that the boat I end up getting is the right one for me and the sailing I want to do. I know how much I want to spend and I realize I have gear to buy too so that is part of my overall budget. Hoping to keep it all under, well under would be nice but this is a boat after all, $10K.

Guess I was a bit naive to think this would be easier than this. Just going to keep on plugging along and hoping that I can find something before there is too much snow on the ground around here.

Life Changes

Due to some life changes I have decided to make some edits to a few posts and remove one. Life has a way of doing that some times. I found this quote on a blog of a sailor, not sure even where now.... but, it is fitting

There comes a time in your life, when you'll walk away from all the drama and people who created it. You'll surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.

The boat shopping "adventure" has gotten a bit fluid. Crossing all that I can and hoping things work out......

Stepping up the single-handing

After my last two successful sails single-handed, never sure if that is one word, two words or hyphenated. Let's go hyphenated for this post... Anyway, after the last two sails on Nightcap I decide I would try single handing a larger boat. Yep, easier to sail as they can be more forgiving than a smaller boat but, a challenge to myself none-the-less. Adagio is a 28' O' Day sloop. She is the largest boat that the boat club has on Lake Minnetonka. Next from her is Strad, the 27' Pearson. Yep, that's the one that the infamous "gale" happened on and the jib got torn. As I have said before, possibly more on that event another time.

So I figured seeing as no one else had the boat reserved for a few days I would take advantage. I reserved Adagio for the Noon to 4pm slot on Friday September 30th, the Noon to 4pm & 4pm to sunset slots on Saturday October 1st, the 8am to Noon and Noon to 4pm slots on Sunday October 2nd, and finally the Noon to 4pm slot on Tuesday October 4th. Yeah, I used a little vacation time there. Oh and for those of you that are reading this blog in 2028, the year was 2011.... 

Friday:
The winds were supposed to be between 12 &15kts on Friday and seeing as this was my first time to solo on Adagio, I decided to do it with just the main up only. There are no pics of Friday as the batteries in the camera were dead. It was pretty uneventful actually. I took my time figuring out how to get the thing out of the slip with a crosswind and not damaging anything. Rub rails are goooooood..... ;-) I sailed up the lake to the north end of Big Island and then back down again to Gideon Bay where I started. Took me a while as I only had the main out but, I got comfortable with the boat and that was the main idea. Got her back in the slip easier than I left too so all in all a good day on the lake.

Saturday:
Winds on Saturday were a bit lighter, nearing 10 but never going over 12. I got Adagio out of the slip pretty easily as the crosswinds were not as bad this time and headed out in the channel. I raised the main and sailed on just that for a few minutes and got my bearings with the boat. It was a damn fine day to be sailing. I sailed up the lake turned west and sailed the larger part of the lake for dang near 5 hours. Sailed with a boat that is next to Nightcap's slip. Kinda raced but I had 3 feet on him and more sail area..... It is true, you get a couple of boats near each other and one of you is gonna try to beat the other to some spot on the lake. I have pictures and a video from that day below. It was incredibly awesome, just me and the boat out on the water. I do wish I could have shared that day, and yes Sunday too but, that was not to be.I felt so "complete" when I got back in to the slip and had Adagio secured and the engine off. I had a snack or two, and a beer or two as well. Figured I earned them... what a day.... what.... a.... day...

Adagio

Under Sail

View across the lake

Some Fall Color

The obligatory self-portrait....

End of the day

Sunset over the marina.

Sunday: 
I arrived at the marina around 10ish I guess on Sunday, just hung out for a bit at home and seeing as I had the boat until 4pm I didn't rush. Much lighter air on Sunday, couldn't have gotten over 10 all day. But, me and some of the club racers from the marina and a beautiful Melges E Scow, I believe that's what it is, shared another wonderful day on the water. Check the pics and vid below for verification. Another great morning and afternoon sailing up and around the lake. Was turning in to quite the weekend. There were some gusts at times and I dealt with them nicely I think. Kept telling myself over the weekend not to be cocky, just confident and that worked very well. Got some help getting back in to the slip form the folks on "Oh Baby" next to me as those pesky crosswinds were piping up again as I came in.


Now that was a great weekend......

Melges E Scow

Morning Club Racing

Tuesday:
Tuesday was pretty windy, didn't take many pics as I had to pay attention to sailing more than the scenery. I even pulled the jib in for a bit until the wind settled back down a bit then I took it out again, roller furlers rawk by the way, and sailed nicely "home" that afternoon..... Was pretty much just me out there... had the lake basically to myself. 

Yep, it's reefed.

 



























That was a great string of sailing I put together somehow. Those of you that "get it" know what I mean when I talk about how incredibly satisfying it was to sail like that for those days. Even if I wasn't single-handing it, it would have been incredibly awesome. About as "Zen" as I could get.




From today on....
There are some more stories form this season yet to be told, some I may, some I may not. Who knows. One thing for certain is that this has been an interesting season of sailing for me. The last day is October 15th, forecast is for light winds and I have Nightcap reserved from Noon to 4pm. I sailed Adagio for the last time this season today, October 11th. Vid from that below, turned in to a Main only day after I shot that. Anyway, probably the last time I will sail Adagio as there is boat shopping going on for me too. Love the boat club but, it's time I had my own. More on that and season end and other tales and.... well, you know......