Congrats!! Keep on sailing~~ Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:12 PM Subject: M_Boats: Good fun
> > Well we had a great time sailing on CJ Strike Reservoir this last Friday > and Saturday.? Friday we got the boat rigged and my wife backed it in the > water (first time) and all was well.? There was a very light breeze and I > was pushing off, when I went to step in my shorts caught on the cockpit > cleat and I came up short.? There I was hanging on the side Pilgrim one > foot in the boat and my bottom hanging in the water.? Very nice start of > what would be a fine day motoring and sailing around the lake.? Next > morning at breakfast they make sure we knew that they (the guys in the > pup) had enjoyed the show.? Next day , Sat, the wind was up and we sailed > down the Narrows, a channel between two ends of the lake.? We were wing on > wing going down and about half way when we realized we would be tacking a > great many times to get back.? Coming back was very fun, tack sail as > close hauled as we could Tack repeat, repeat, repeat.? We really got > tacking down, with both of us taking turns on the tiller and the lines.? > Later in the day the wind came up pretty stiff (for us) and we got to > practice sailing with some effort required to set the sails.? We had a > couple accidental jibes, very instructional.? Evening came and we put > Pilgrim back on the trailer and had a good time at the pub with some > friends that just happen to be there.? > My wife is learning to drive the truck with the trailer and we are both > excited to be learning to sail. > > > > > > At your service > > Larry Pegg > Pilgrim > M-17 # 55 > > 208 249 0538 > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
