C22 Last Sail

Got down to the club and got the CS34 all ready for haulout.  Levelled BOTH cradles.  Replace the carpet on the pad on the CS34.  Good thing, the carpet was rotted!

Got out on the water with the C22 a little after 3pm.  Winds were forecast to be 15 to 20 knots from the east with a temperature of 15 degress.  With the sun it felt warmer.  Little Still Time had a double reef in the main from last time out, so I hoisted the #3 and went out, coming out of the harbour under sail at 6.1 knots on a close reach.  Perfect amount of sail; little heal, very comfortable.

Autohelm kept me going straight whiltst I cleaned and organized below.  Winds diminished the further I went out, but didn't drop below 4 knots of boat speed.  Ended up going 5 miles out into the lake.  On the way back, found some light patches, and decided to shake out the reefs in the mainsail.  With full main, the boat powered up and speed picked up to almost 6 knots.  According the the GPS my max speed was 7.4 knots.

Richard and Kay on Jabberwocky

Leaving harbour entrance

Double reef in the main

What an awesome sail!

Panoramic shot with phone about 4 miles offshore
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Nice shot

After shaking the reefs out of the main

Smokin along in comfort

 Put the boat in basin where it will be hauled out tomorrow.  Took some time and loosened all the turnbuckles, removed all the lines, and got Wenzle and Jack Dinsdale to help me drop the mast at the dock.  The three of us walked the mast to the rack.  THANKS GUYS!

There was a launch party upstairs at the club.  Great food, great people, great music.  Rita and I had fun.

Staying on the big boat tonight, as first lift starts at 7am.

Trip Odometer: 10.0 miles
Moving Avg: 4.8 knots
Moving Time: 02:03:00

Google Earth Track: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2012/20121019.kmz