Only two boats out for Whitby single handed, so decided to skip the series.
Went out to Newcastle to sail on Santeria. They had been getting several boats out for races, but everyone chickened out with the weather. Nasty rain, strong east wind 20 knots with gusts in the 30s.
Neil, Peter, and I put our foulies on and headed out for a heavy air sail on Santeria using a double reef and #3 jib. We went a couple miles out in the lake at 6+ knots the entire time in complete control. After tacking back, we were surfing waves with 10+ knots of boat speed!
Because of the waves coming in the channel, we couldn't deploy the outboard motor without submerging it, so we dropped the jib just outside of the harbour, and sailed into the channel under the double reefed main. Once in the harbour, we deployed and started the motor, and dropped the main.
I love sailing with Neil and Peter!
Trip Odometer: 4.73 miles
Moving Average: 6.3 knots
Maximum Speed: 10.6 knots
Moving Time: 00:44:57
Google Earth Track: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2013/20130606.kmz
GOPRO mounted on the stern rail, video to come!
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