Rocinante33
Contributing Partner
Yesterday was perfect! About a fifteen knot breeze in the Santa Barbara Channel. We had a nice day sail to Anacapa & back. Coming back, I felt a bit cocky, so we hoisted the gennaker! Overall, it was a nice mostly downwind ride, but we were a bit overpowered in gusts. I got sore shoulders from wrestling the wheel & it was way too much for the Admiral.
We also had to bear off some towards Port Heuneme. As I was dousing the 'chute, along came a big container ship & its tug on entry to that harbor. I got it doused with some difficulty as the dousing line tried to lift me from the foredeck! We turned back towards our own port, Channel Islands Harbor, & away from the path of the ship.
All in all, a very nice day sailing, but I should not have used the gennaker.....it was too much.
Keith
E-33
We also had to bear off some towards Port Heuneme. As I was dousing the 'chute, along came a big container ship & its tug on entry to that harbor. I got it doused with some difficulty as the dousing line tried to lift me from the foredeck! We turned back towards our own port, Channel Islands Harbor, & away from the path of the ship.
All in all, a very nice day sailing, but I should not have used the gennaker.....it was too much.
Keith
E-33