Another Fine Day Out

Here in the Pacific Northwest we are not troubled by any of that sunshine stuff, but it was not raining, and the breeze was moderate. I passed on sailing yesterday because it was blowing pretty good. Today however was just fine. I removed my singularly ugly brown plastic cover and motored the Nemesis out onto the Puget Sound. Hoisting the jib and unwinding the headsail gave me 3-4 knots, so I headed off the wind to Dash Point, a 5 mile crossing of the mouth of Commencement Bay. The wind died for a few minutes, then recovered enough to put me back into the 4's. There weren't a lot of sailboats out today, although Jack Rabbit's crew was out practicing for next weekend's Winter Vashon Race, a 30 mile circumnavigation of Vashon Island that can b e anything from a drifter to 35 knots of snow. I saw a J35 heading North, probably for Des Moines, a couple of boats going in and out of Quartermaster Harbor, and a couple of more in transit to Gig Harbor, but all in all, not much activity. I actually saw 5+ knots on my way back to TYC.I was back on the dock by 4:00, which is approaching dusk at this time of year. Nemesis is back under her cover, and I am home and ready for dinner with the family. Life is good Fred Haas 3-30 Nemesis Tacoma