Last Day of Summer

Last day of summer ... Labour Day, September 4th ... fabulous conditions for sailing. Winds from the northwest, flat water and the Toronto Air Show flying above us.

We left the dock shortly after noon with the wind blowing a brisk 8-10 knots N/W. The lake was remarkably flat, considering what it's been like over the last 2- weeks (On Saturday night we had 4 meter waves with Ernesto). As we made our way to open water, the wind picked up nicely to a steady 15 knots with occasional gusts to 17-18. With our full main and genoa, we made over 8.0 knots and tacked to the Canadian National Exhibition and watched some of the Toronto Air Show.

On our way back, we caught up with our friends Donna and Peter Howells in their new Beneteau 343 named Cassis. We took a few photos then headed back to the club and enjoyed fittingly a bottle of Cassis with Donna and Peter dockside.

All in all a splendid day ....