Before heading out, Dave from Skana lost his main halyard 3/4 way up the mast, so he hauled me up the mast in a bosun's chair. Melissa tended the safety line and took pictures:
This was James' first time on a sailboat.
Winds were from the southeast 10-15 knots, so we went out with a reefed main and genoa, getting the boat going over 6 knots, with a reasonable amount of heal.
The sun was warm, and we sailed out to the Ajax weather buoy (wind on the beam), then gybed toward Pickering. Winds were lightening a bit, so we headed to Whitby close hauled.
Melissa took the wheel, and was struggling to keep the boat on course and not luff the sails. I showed her how to go on the low side and sail to the tell tails. After that she had NO TROUBLES. I was proud of her.
A Catalina 375 rolled over the top of us (two boats, you have a race!) I recognized the boat "Mayhem" which belongs to Bob May ex-commodore of Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club. His daughter Karen was on board: she was our sailing instructor at FBYC in June 2008.
After a while, the wind swung further east meaning we couldn't make it to Whitby on one tack. We tacked out for a bit, but decided to douse the sails and motor the rest of the way.
Nice day on the water.
Best of all James DID NOT feed the fish!
Trip Odometer: 17.67 miles
Moving Average: 4.7 knots
Moving Time: 03:45:00
Google Earth Track: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/2013/20130929.kmz
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