If only the wind had been straight on the bow… It was coming in slightly off the port side so I was being pushed at an angle, not straight out. Before I could get the tiller and the motor in sync my starboard quarter was rubbing the slip side.
Category Archives: Getting Started
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Great Day for a Sail
While sailing downwind for a bit, I actually did something I’ve never done before. I pulled my jib off on the port side and the main off on the starboard so I was running wing-on-wing sailset. It was fun for about 10 minutes, until the ‘almost’ inevitable happened…the accidental jibe.
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First Solo Sail
Today was a little different feeling, though, since I knew I was really all by myself. I’m really glad I decided to go out! It was very cathartic…a kind of soul-cleansing, if you will, considering the changes that occurred last year.
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Accumulated Sailing Log Stats
I thought it’d be very cool to track every hour and mile of sailing completed, so starting when I took the ASA Sailing class, I’ve kept track of those stats (and other stats) with an app on my phone.
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Maiden voyage
Took the boat out yesterday for about three hours on the lake. Had a great time getting to know the boat. I enjoyed some nice winds in the 9-10 mph range with gusts to 18.
I only had one real issue and that happened when I tightened the boom vang. The topping lift came off. I realized late
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B.O.A.T. (or Bring Out Another Thousand)
Now, I know what you might be thinking…25′? That’s not big enough to do some serious island cruising or ocean voyaging! And you’d be right..but it is a great size to hone my skills and enjoy some weekend sailing for a few years until retirement.
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ASA-101 Certification
Well, after two weekends of lessons and some studying the night before, I finally took the ASA-101 Certification test. The tests were graded on the spot, so thankfully I didn’t have to wait days or weeks for the results.
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First Sail!
I’m hooked….what an experience! On the first sailing day, we made our way to the slip and familiarized ourselves with the J-22 we were using for our class. Got her all rigged up and motored out a ways, raised the sails and
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ASA Basic Keelboat [Classroom]
Then he hit us with some complicated stuff on running rigging. Of course I sort of knew what running rigging was, but there were terms I’d never heard of to date. Topping lift, outhauls, Cunningham Downhaul, boom vang, shackles. We were only an hour in to the lesson and I was already feeling my saturation point coming on. 🙂
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My ‘To Do’ List
I’m happy to report that today is the day. I won’t actually hit the water (hope I don’t actually hit the water) until Saturday, since today is the classroom portion of the course.