Saturday Sail
25 April 2009
Went on Jessi's boat and she brought a long her grand daughter and her boyfriend. The winds were consistent and blowing in from the east to northeast most of the day. we sailed close reach and some close hauled most of the way south. We were not to far from the Skyway Bridge and the entrance into Boca Ciega Bay.
We talked about doing a longer day sail in the near future. I suggested leaving one morning and sailing past the Skyway Bridge and into the gulf. Maybe sail around Egmont Key, anchor for some lunch and then sail back. Jessi also had a great idea of an early sail to Tampa, having lunch at Jackson's and then sailing back. Both are good ideas and Reggie, Jessi's friend is on board for such a day.
After sailing south we tacked heading north and sailed a good distance as well. We sailed more so on a beam reach and passed the St. Pete Pier. It was a nice daysail and I spent the day trimming the jib and mainsail. We came back in around 5pm and headed for some good seafood and beer.
On the books for this week is the Thursday Night race at Davis Island and racing with the new crew on S/V Rocket on Saturday for a race at DIYC as well. Jessi sent me some pics of me sailing from the first race with Reggie. I can't post them here but Have posted them on my other sailing blog. The url for anyone that reads my blog is http://mysailingexperiences.blogspot.com/