Technicalities of sailing
Mel is trying to refresh her sailing knowledge over the Winter, since it has already started EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL FALL. One thing she struggled with learning was the “Points of Sail”, which is a diagram that demonstrates the different angles that the boat can take to the wind. You do slightly different things at each…
So we packed up the kids and flew ourselves to the Annapolis Boat Show, pushed there by 50 knot tailwinds in just over 4 hours. The time is drawing near when 50 knot winds will not be so welcome… It’s very intimidating to start up a new hobby mid-life, especially one that can be so…
The day after our cat class, we decided to go back to the Shorewood Yacht Club/Northern Breezes Sailing School on Lake Minnetonka and practice our basic sailing on a rented Ensign. We took Greg’s stepdad Bill, a long-time sailor, along for advice. What started out as a cold, overcast, blustery day turned into a cold, sunny,…
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