New Gennaker

We finally got out and flew our new gennaker this weekend. Conditions were perfect with the wind blowing a brisk 15kts and the water flat. We headed out on Sunday around 10:30 with Vince & Julie Wong and Peter Howells. A beautiful day to try out the new sail. Out in the bay we saw Spirit of Canada in the distance sailing. We returned to the dock at 1pm just as the storm clouds were starting to form.

Sailpast 2008

This weekend was Sailpast at our club, where all the boats sail past and salute the Commodore and the other flag officers at the club. Saturday was a perfect day. Temperature on the water was well into the 20's and there was a 11-14kts wind. We were on board Peter and Donna Howell's boat Cassis. Peter is the Vice-Commodore Marketing at the club, so we were anchored with the other flag officers and watched as all the boats paraded by. The had a bag piper at the light house piping us out and back in again. It was a terrific day.

On Sunday, we headed out for our first sail of the season. Conditions were fabulous on the lake with the wind blowing briskly from the north and the water flat. We made 8.46kts on our return with the wind poking above 20kts. The boat handled superbly, and everything on the boat seemed to working fine. We sailed and for a few hours and headed back to our slip without incident.