It was a great feeling to get back out on the water today. I haven't been in one of our dinghy's since the 'incident' and I needed something to get my confidence back. Today's light wind and great crowd was just the ticket. We had eight people show up in Brownsville to sail, and had even more meeting us in Illahee upon our arrival.
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| Weather looking good upon arrival |
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| Some dark clouds chasing us |
We departed the Brownsville marina around 12:15 and were quickly met with some extreme light wind. Some had their doubts about how the rest of the days wind would play out, but I was committed to sailing, even it took all day. I knew that some wind would fill in in the afternoon, but wasn't sure if it would be quite enough. We eventually arrived at the Illahee dock around 3pm. That was definitely the longest trip I've taken to get to Illahee.
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| 4 C-Larks in a row. Safety boat on right. |
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| A late lunch for us |
After filling our bellies and sharing our harrowing tales of sunburn and light winded boredom we were ready to take advantage of some wind that had settled in. No sooner had we all set sail, the wind began to get spotty again. There was some towing and taxiing to get everyone where they needed to be in time to get home, but overall a great success.
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| All the ladies homeward bound |
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| Commodore Troy making good time down wind. |
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| Don't rock the boat boys! |
A few of our newer sailors are on the verge of becoming full blown members. I can't wait to get them out there in our race series so they can really hone their skills. Great job everyone, I'm looking forward to doing it again.
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