Maneuvers

This afternoon it was just Steve and I sailing. During a typical pleasure sail the opportunity to try various maneuvers just isn’t available. With just the two of us we had the chance to do several maneuvers to familiarize him with the boat.

-Knot skills

-Starting the engine

-Casting off from the mooring

-Steering with a tiller

-Unfurling the jib

-Sail trim

-Steering under sail

-Furling the jib

-Picking up the mooring

-Shutting the engine down

Covert dinghy launching

The dinghy docks are in! So time to claim a spot. It wasn’t a secret mission but under the cover darkness I inflated the dinghy. It was pretty uneventful and I also clamped add locked the outboard. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to start it. One thing to remember for next year is to turn the inflatable on its side to slide the floorboards in. It was a whole lot easier than trying to get them into place with the inflatable flat on the dock.

Dinghy Dock In

The Gifford Street dinghy dock is in! This is one of the first real signs of the harbor coming back to life. It also signals the time that we need to start preparing Nauti-Dog and the dinghy for the sailing season. Over the weekend we are going to rebuild the outboard carb and drain the lower unit oil.

Melting winter

Winter is finally loosening its grasp! Harbor ice is melting and snow drifts are giving way to what has been buried below. We can finally see our project dinghy again. It is old fiberglass in need to repair and care. This Spring…Summer…Fall we’ll keep you updated on the progress.

Still Frozen

With temps in the low 40s there are still large portions of the harbor still frozen. I wonder what double red buoys mean?

Team Meeting at BBB

Enjoying a team meeting at Buzzards Bay Brewing! Island Creek Oysters shucked some excellent oysters and the crew enjoyed the new release of the 2015 Lizzy's Famous 81 Whacks Red IPA. We decided that this summer we must sail to Cuttyhunk Island to compare Island Creek Oysters with Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farms.

First sign of Spring!

The Defender catalog was delivered. Too bad it can't help melt the snow.