Up at 08:00 and peed the dog.
NO WIND FLAT CALM
Checked oil, added 1/2 litre.
08:35 raised main, hoisted anchor motor sailed.
10:05 went under Belleville bridge, and the wind filled in to 10 knots from the north, so out with the jib to sail for a bit.
10:20 back to motoring!
Got to the Murray Canal around noon.
We peed the dog at the dock before the Carrying Place bridge.
There was a sailboat on there with no one on it.
Interesting fix for a broken rudder pintle and tiller:
Brighton bridge opening for us:
Coming into Brighton Bay, we passed a boat from PCYC going east.
I hailed him on the VHF and he told me that Lake Ontario is very lumpy.
I hailed him on the VHF and he told me that Lake Ontario is very lumpy.
Great!
Sure enough, the winds were only 5 knots from the SW, and the leftover slop from yesterday's blow.
There were 4-5 foot waves from two directions. Motor sailed with main.
There were 4-5 foot waves from two directions. Motor sailed with main.
Around Colborne, I could see a wind line ahead of us, it was blowing hard.
I put a reef in the main and furled out about half of the jib before we got to it.
I put a reef in the main and furled out about half of the jib before we got to it.
The wind came in from the NW 16-20+ knots!
Off with the motor and we were sailing along close hauled between 6 and 7 knots.
Off with the motor and we were sailing along close hauled between 6 and 7 knots.
Above you can see us motoring dead straight, then wandering a little sailing.
The boat was just flying along. In the gusts, I had to feather the boat into the wind to keep it on its feet.
Toward Wicklow and Grafton, we got inside of 12ft of depth, and had to crack off the sheets and bear away carefully to get into deeper water.
Rita and the dog retreated to the cabin floor in the center of the boat:
Coming into Cobourg, it was blowing 16+ knots constant on a close reach.
We got into Cobourg Harbour a little after 5pm.
We dropped the main in the harbour, and took a slip on F dock west side.
North wind pushed us into the slip, but Rita and I have gotten pretty good at boat handling.
Dockmate Caroline from Whitby was there to land us.
Max wind speed today:
Trip Odometer: 50.1 miles
Avg Speed: 5.7 knots
Avg Speed: 5.7 knots
Max Speed: 10.4 knots
Moving Time: 08:50
Moving Time: 08:50
We got settled in, had a drink, and made a reservation at the Italian waterfront restaurant for 7:45
Highly recommended.
Got a nice table outside; what a great meal!
They had a Thursday special for 1/2 price bottles of wine, so we got TWO!
They had a Thursday special for 1/2 price bottles of wine, so we got TWO!
Afterward, we had some drinks with Caroline on her boat:
It was 1:30am before we got back to our boat!
No comments:
Post a Comment