Summers ending!
22 September 2012 | port townsend, WA
Bob
Well we finally had some summer after a rough start! August and September have been wonderful, but we know the end is near as the leaves on trees are turning loose! I've been able to sail Mischief II a couple of times each week, usually after work. Then Sharon and I try to get out sailing during the weekend. The boat sails very well I must say, especially for an 8000 pound full-keeler! I've brought the main halyard and reef-lines aft to the cockpit through rope clutches, this way I can pretty much sail the boat without leaving the cockpit - a real benefit when the wind gets up!
This is our 4th boat, and we've renamed all four. I know there's alot of traditional superstition about renaming a boat, and that it's sometimes frowned-upon, but here's my take; every one of our boats was neglected and rarely sailed. They were in poor shape. We buy them and give them a new lease on life - replace worn and torn sails, paint and buff the hulls, sand and re-varnish the wood (brightwork), electrical, plumbing, mechanical - it's all made right. Then we give her a new name, sort of a rebirth.