The Second Sand Dune

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Fred Throws the Lead Line

If you do this like this photo shows, you can take soundings while underway. The lead line gets straight down just as you pass it.

Wings and the Dingy

Dingy Pulled Up

Judy and the Sand Dune

Fred Runs Down the Sand Dune

Judy

South Wind

Motoring

Fishing Boat at Night

Two Birds, Our Friends

Fishing boat next to us

Two Birds

Incoming, with a stick

Whoa! What's that human doing there?

Nevermind, I'll jettison the stick

Leaving via the Busy Shipping Channel

Spin in a pile

Thursday morning the wind was light and seemed, according to the forecasts, like it would be all day, so I decided to set the kite and try to get some sailing in. I was prepared to sit and steer all day if I needed to. However, as we tried to hoist it the kite blew out of the bag and over the bow of the boat. Judy saw it and told me, "Hoist quickly before it goes under the boat!" but I was too slow, in an instant it went totally under the boat.

It took us an hour to get it back on board, a jib hoisted, and everything cleared away. The spinnaker had an eight foot tear in it besides being completely soaking wet with salt water.

It took another hour to dry the torn part and fix it. Now it is piled in the cockpit getting slowly turned over so the sun can dry it.

Meanwhile, the wind came up to 17-21 knots and we had a great sail to the north, with a jib, not a spinnaker.

Fred Stands Watch

Crew Work (camera operator)

Downwind Sailing

Looking behind us

Night Running