CS34 First Sail

After a windless day in Toronto, there was wind to be had in Whitby later in the afternoon.

Rita and I (and Shadow) headed out for a sail.

Winds were from the SW blowing 5-8 knots.

Hoisting the main in the harbour, had to put the battens in the main:

Before long we were sailing along comfortably:

We tacked over to get the boat over to our friend Scott's boat.

Scott's boat is an Aloha 28:

We tacked around again and went downwind east towards Oshawa.

We didn't have the spinnaker on board, so we slowly drift along at about 2.5 knots.

Very peacful:

After a couple of miles, the wind died, so we furled in the jib and turn on the motor:

We docked uneventfully, and were greeted by a family of geese:

...and a magnificent sunset:

What a great first sail!

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Trip Odometer:11.5 miles
Trip Start: 07:12
Trip End: 20:03
Trip Duration: 02:50
Avg Speed: 4.0 knots