Single-handed Saturday

 Sat 10/23/2010. Brigite had to take care of some things, so I went for a sail alone. It was a nice sunny October day with a light SW breeze.

Put up the chute in the channel, and cut it close with the fising boats at the entrance to the cut. The wind was ahead of abeam, and I was just making it out, sometimes having to flog the cruising main.

Once out the wind started to drop, I went to First Island and the wind crapped out. I tried to will the boat on, but no dice. I turned around, but the GPS said I was still going East - out the channel! The tide was forecast to be slack, but I still had over a knot under the boat.

A massive container ship was steeming in from sea, with a HUGE bow wave, and I was thinking I need to get outta here! But I wasn't going anywhere on port so I tacked to starboard and got out of the channel. The Container ship eased off the gas, and passed through the bridge at only 12 or 14 knots, with me well clear of the channel.

I was close hauled coming back, sailed over EOV, and tacked for home, making it in around 5pm, just in time to go get the car from the repair shop. The last part of the sail was magnificent as the wind came up to where we were fully powered up with the #3 & Cruising Main and in flat water.

Just had time to button the boat up and give it a full rinse before bolting to the car place.