A much needed "fix"!

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PascalG

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due to work schedule, it had been almost two months since we had a chance to sail so thursday night, I launched and rigged the tender (a 12' wooden catboat). With daylight until around 8pm we're now able to go for evening sails after Naomi gets out of the office...

but sunday was the best! bright sunny day, 85 deg, 12kts! spent most of the day sailing, we went across the bay to the sandbar (lots of tacking with the winds out of the east), stopped by friends boats, went up to No Name Harbor to visit more friends... perfect day.

I still cant' believe how a 12' boat can be so much fun. The run back at sunset was fantastic, on a run which is a very comfortable point of sail on this boat.

We lost count of how many people comment on how good looking that little boat is, the wooden hull, wooden mast and Junk rig is an eye catcher...

friends of ours took this picture in No Name Harbor, winds are always light there making the sailing even more relaxed. in light conditions, we dont even need to change position when tacking which we were doing then, just sit back, relax! no need to even put the champagne flutes down!

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Pascal - sure goes well with wine, cheese and french bread, eh? Looks like a blast!
 
She moves well in light air! Does she point up well?

Nancy
 
Great in light air being fairly light, she points ok... Not the best but tacking and jibing is so easy that it is a non issue

when we have the wind coming straight down the fairways we can still sail up channel.

Just back from an hour sunset sail, it was great!!!
 
You must be getting old Pascal, that looks much more sedate than that tippy catamaran..

That's a beautiful boat!
 
No we still have the hobie and also the tender i built. This very different from the hobie, not as sporty but a lot of fun. Very relaxing, no need to worry about tying up everything, getting wet, etc. Ans we really wanted something that would fit on the hatt. Cangbfit a hobie 16 up there and too wide for the crane where as since one fits perfect on the back of the flybridge
 
Kind of like a baby nonsuch sail boat. Single mast and sail. Easy to sail single handed yet comfortable.
 
Just beautiful Pascal! Thanks for coming over. It was a nice weekend indeed at NNH. In fact, I'm still here at NNH! Say hi to Naomi.
 
here are some videos i took last night... we sailed from about 6:30 to 10:30. great weather, great views of the city, 12 kts early on and lighter at the end. Just sailing around, sipping wine, relaxing and having a good time! coming back we hung around off the Coconut Sailing club, tacking and jybing around listening to a good rock band playing a party!

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v nice.. must be a trip when go fast goes by you at night
 
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