…but I finally got my wife out on the boat! I haven’t been one to rush her getting to this point, although I’ve asked her several times. I guess all the stars became properly aligned and when I suggested it this time she said yes!
She’s never been out on the boat before, and I want to make sure that when I take her sailing for the first time it’s nice and easy. I’m thinking 80 degrees with 8-10 mph winds would be the perfect scenario. That was not the weather we had this date, but I was glad she wanted to go with me. The winds were sustained at around 18-20 mph and gusting to almost 30 mph. WAY TOO much for her first trip out.
All I really needed to do, however, was run the outboard motor for a while since it had been about a month since I ran it. I figured it’d be a good excuse to just motor around for an hour or so on the lake. I tried to get her to steer with the tiller, but she didn’t want to take that step just yet… 🙂 Overall, I’d say it was a success. She seemed to enjoy the little trip.
As we arrived back at the slip, I noticed the rudder seemed to have a little more ‘play’ than it should. I looked down at the lower gudgeon and all three bolts were very loose. Add that to the list. It never ends….lol.
Well, that’s more than what my wife has done. But, now it’s kinda hard during a refit.
Oh well, one of these days.
at least it was an important step. First sail. 😉
You always learn something, whether it’s good or bad.
Take care,
Happy New Year!
Thanks Dan, Happy New Year to you as well! You’re right….one of these days it’ll all come together. It’s a very important step in the right direction.
Hopefully you’ll have yours sailing soon!
Mike
Hi Mike.
Great to see an update and even better to see your lovely wife onboard and smiling!
Sailing is even better when shared with loved ones, in fact my opinion is that all adventures are better shared.
Wishing you both a Happy New Year and may we both get a lot more water-time in 2017!
Jon
Thanks for the reply Jon. You’re so right about sailing [and everything else] being better when shared with someone you love.
Happy New Year to you as well and I second the wish for more water-time in 2017! 🙂
Mike