Technicalities of sailing
After a few outings with a keelboat, Greg and I decided to ramp up the learning this past week and took the ASA 103/104 course on cruising. We did it on Lake Superior, near the Apostle Islands, with dreary, cold, overcast weather every day. I have heard the Apostle Islands are quite beautiful and relaxing,…
Greg and I took the kids out sailing the other day to show them the glories of sailing. It did not go well. There was no wind. It was hot. The motor and I arm wrestled, and I lost. By the end of the day, Lake Minnetonka almost became the “Kid Latitudes.” Look up the…
So we did some sailing lessons again this weekend. I’m not going to talk much about it. Weather was not good. I learned three things: 1. When backing out, control of the motor is opposite of what one expects. 2. I HATE the whistling of the shrouds. Sounds like a ghost is going to eat you! 3….
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