CS34 Friday Cruise to Pickering

We have been meaning to take our friends Stephen and Tanya out for sail this summer.  Anytime we setup a date it was either too windy, or too wavy, not the conditions to introduce new sailors to.

Earlier in the week, the forecast was sunny and 10-12 knots of wind from the north, meaning moderate winds and no waves, perfect introduction to sailing.

Went out with a reef in the main, and got the boat clipping along nicely.

I got Stephen to helm the boat for the first bit, then the auto pilot took over.

At the dock beforehand

Beautiful sunset off Ajax

Crewmember Shadow keeping watch

Sunset behind clouds

Me dropping anchor off Pickering

We anchored off Pickering in 10ft of water and enjoyed some shrimp burgers that Tanya had made.

Anchored just east of the Pickering Nuclear Plant

We hauled up the anchor, but the winds had dropped to less than 5 knots, so we motored to the Ajax Weather Buoy and then home, getting to the dock around 11:30pm.

I think Stephen is hooked on sailing, and will get him out a couple of times more!

Trip Odometer: 19.04 miles
Moving Time: 04:39:00
Moving Avg: 3.4 knots
Stopped Time: 01:33:00

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