Amongst all my recent reading is the Pardeys....Incredible sailers, great authors, i plan to continue devouring all their books and watch the DVD's. Was made aware of them from Carolyn Shearlock of The Boat Galley cookbook and her ongoing great updates.
My husband and I sit with our coffee on the weekend while I recap all I've learned from these authors whom took the time to share so openly.....love it!

On day 3 we practiced "man overboard" over and over…… what a hoot

We had the most amazing 3 day sailing 101 lessons. Taking 2 classes a day, doing homework till we fell to sleep exhausted from all the sailing! At moments it was frightening yet in the same moment exhilarating! I would notice I wasn't breathing, then I would laugh, look at the beautiful water and the awesome vessel carrying me, and take deep breaths.
For Angel, the hard part was re-learning the way of sailing verses a power boat, everything seemed different or opposite. He had many automatic responses he had to break.
For myself, whom was just the entertainer on the power boat, I was learning everything from its beginnings. Even how to cleat a line!
We took to the practice & maneuvers very quickly, yet learning all the terminology was taxing on our brains.
The sailing language is so beautiful as it's been used for centuries, and by all cultures, so it's understood worldwide. Learning the language was as intimately fascinating as learning how to sail.
Captain Jamie had a way of infusing confidence within us, making us believe we could master the moment.
So much more to learn. So excited to explore the unknown.

One thing Ive learned the hard way about myself is when I order too many books at one time I don't know which one to read and end up not completing them......my new objective is to not be dismayed by choices

Noshing on some tapas we engaged in the details. Such a romantic idea, yet as we all know, what looks good on paper isn't always how it feels.... cooking in a galley, storms at sea, bad hair days.....