Tonight was our first Thursday Night sail of the season. I caught up with the group that I sailed with last season and they welcomed me aboard again. It was an excellent race with the sun setting and a great breeze to make it interesting but not rough. There were several new people along for the first time and only a few of the guys from last year. I wouldn't consider myself confident in all aspects but given the limited crew, I was considered one of the more experienced in the bunch, per the skipper who assigned duties.

That being said, I was given the job of Jib trimmer and I was glad to get some practice time trimming the Jib and keeping watch on the telltales. On our downwind run I was the sheet trimmer for the Spinnaker sail and was real happy with my efforts there. All in all it was a great time and great to be back on a boat. I found that I had not forgotten anything and it was great to get a refresher. Next week the serious racing starts again. I'm looking forward to a great sailing season.

I am going to try and make some more friends around the club to see if there are some boats that need crew on other sailing outings. I also plan to come and get on as crew during the Sunday Races as well.