Our First Sail!

The day that was planned came and went due to weather and not quite being ready...











A few tears and disagreements were had in front of our friends, but they understood.

Then the day really did come...

We borrowed our friends fancy rig tension tool and tightened ourselves up.  After the thunder storms had cleared again, we headed out.





I can only say sorry, it wasn't a very picturesque day, but it was very very very special for us.

There was breeze around 10 to 12 knots where we sailed happily and steadily on three different courses from and to the wind and then it died.  So we had to motor home.  She's a beauty though.  

All performed wonderfully and we got up to 6 knots on a close haul, as though it could have been any other way...






This is that same bridge we were videoed going over on the truck, there's definitely plenty of clearance but it didn't look like it...