Weather: Sunny and warm to hot. Wind: N 5-10 gusts to 15. Waves: 1ft.
Since the wind was northerly and we were headed south, rigged the spinnaker before departure. Checked the waterstays and adjusted since the boat wakes had compressed the fibers - slackening them. Departed around 1000 with a sailing start. Started the engine just in case, but released off Freestyle and let the wind pushed us clear and aft. Did a Y turn and popped the spinnaker, heading south at 5kts. The wind died at the north end of the Colvos and I was nearly temped to start the engine, but saw a breeze building to the south. Also, Freestyle had wind to the NW of us. RT, also did a sailing start - said he was goaded into it!
So, waited a bit while Freestyle caught up and then the wind picked up and we were off at 6.5kts. After having done a light wind gybe solo, I thought I could handle one with a stronger wind. Completely gooned it and twisted the sail in the middle. Socked it and completed the gybe. During this time, Freestyle closed half the distance...it is a fast boat! Strider gained some and then came time for another gybe...and once again, gooned it. Socked it and completed the gybe. During this 5 minutes of fiddling around, Freestyle closed half the distance once again. Damn fast boat. Did one other gybe but socked it first (maybe I can learn something).
Sailed to nearly the harbor entrance, socked the spinnaker and motored in. Kelly did a fine job avoiding kayaks, powerboats, small sailboats and other hazards moving around the harbor. We motored to the far end of the bay, just looking around while waiting for our floating dock to arrive. Freestyle arrived and dropped their hook just off Arabela's Landing. Fenders were already over the side and we motored right up, tied off and opened a beer...two of mine since RT had drank all his...seems I'm always bailing out my little brother.
Enjoyed the busy Gig Harbor boat show: Near collisions, big boats attempting to get into a slip, clueless kayaks and the occasional dinkus making wakus in the no wake zone and then making dumb ass excuses. Watched the kids jump into the water once gain, at least this time it was 63 degrees. Entertaining!
A pleasant evening eating mozzarella a caprese and left over chicken: Perfect for the hot day! The wind scoop was great at keeping the boat cool. Slept well!
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