I took the time to hookup the reefing lines, hoisting the mainsail for a little stability in the waves.
We spent over an hour cleaning the boat: Rita on the interior, me on the exterior. The deck wash down pump worked great! Didn't think I would use this much, but it was kewl to have an infinate supply running water from the lake. Poor boat was filthy inside and out. I was hot and sweaty, so I jumped in the lake. It was cool, but refreshing.
We had a little snooze down below, only to be wakened by the mooring ball rubbing the hull. The wind had shifted from the south to the north and picked up.
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| GPS track while on mooring ball |
You can see the boat swinging on the mooring ball, then see the sudden wind shift to the north.
Shortly after this, since the main was already hoisted, I dropped the mooring ball and let the wind push us away, while unfurling the jib. Took off on a beam reach with over 5 knots of speed towards Pickering.
Winds had picked up to over 10 knots; very fast sail.
Rita took over the helm, and we tacked back just past Harwood Rd in Ajax. Jib sheet caught on the partially open front hatch. Oh well.
Winds had shifted slightly on the way back, so we were on a close reach all the way back to Whitby. We were regularly doing close to 7 knots. When the boat started heeling too much for Rita, I dropped the traveller, to put the boat back on its feet. After a while the main was doing nothing, so I quickly threw in a reef on the main, and furled in the jib about 2 ft. We picked up speed to well over 7 knots, hitting 7.5 most of the time.
Great sail!
It was a PITA to drop and flake the main; we actually did it at the dock.
Project for this week is to install the lazy jack lines.
Trip Odometer: 9.89 miles
Moving Avg: 2.7 knots (skewed by mooring ball movement)
Moving Time: 03:38:00
Stopped Time: 02:58:20
Google Earth track: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2012/20120708.kmz
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