Night Sailing
Well its been unseasonably warm this week. Its 75 deg out and a strong thermals around 5:30 so i grabbed lucky dog and said what the hell Let's Go Sailin Heading out into heavy chop and diminishing daylight with the sails raised and running lights on was a new experience for me.
As we rounded Worlds End the breeze really picked up. It was an almost scary situation since the winds around here can be fickle and gusty I had not realized how much i used my sense of sight to forecast gusts as the moved across the water. With out that sense i had to hone my instincts and other senses like hearing the wind direction and approaching gusts and their subtle directional change.
It was scary but also within my learning curve. I gained confidence enough to handle the situation and pulled in to Garrison to enjoy a well earned beer. With the sails stowed it should be an uneventful motor home.
Posting from my iPhone at Guinans
no video cause you need light to film 
Last edited by Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson ); 10-23-2007 at 08:03 PM.
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