Third Charter

What a day to be on the Bay! Blustery winds (10-20 kn), waves of 2-3 feet, and very few obstacles (i.e. boats w/ no skippers). It was great!

Due to other obligations it's been a month since I last sailed. I was grateful to be on the water again. Philip (my sailing buddy) and I practiced MOBs (Man Over Board) drills and towards the late afternoon these were becoming quite challenging. It's one thing to rescue somebody in calm waters (5-10 kn), but it's quite a different story when the winds and waves conspire to keep the victim to themselves. Yep, I hate to admit it, but our attempt to rescue Bob (our "victim" who's a partially water-filled orange juice container) turned into a recovery effort. However, it was a great learning experience and I am very glad to not have been the one in the water!

August will be packed-full of sailing events with a night sailing session this coming weekend, a few more charters, Bareboat Cruising course and (hopefully) certification, mariners' medical course, and ending with an overnight OCSC weekend cruise to Drakes Bay on the beautiful ship "Seaward," an 82' schooner. This will be my first sailing adventure outside the Golden Gate bridge. I'm a little anxious to hit the open water yet... I wish the cruise was tomorrow :-)

Happy Sails!
Doug