Archives for: July 2011
July 31st, 2011
July 31, 2011
15.6 Miles, 3:04 Hours
Quick sail on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Achieved hull speed close hauled with lots of wind. Used the traveller to reduce the heel, while keeping the speed of the boat up. On the way back I was moving fast en… more »
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July 30th, 2011
July 30, 2011
18.3 miles, 6:40 hrs
Wonderfully sunny and sometimes windy day out. Hit over 6 knots both into the wind and with the spinnaker up.
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July 24th, 2011
14.7 miles, 3:58
Great wind and great weather for a day out ... really felt like summer today. Went down to the traffic separation buoy off UBC most of the trip was heeled at 30+ degrees doing 6 knots on a close reach. Pushed the rail close to the wa… more »
July 23rd, 2011
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10.9 miles, 4 hoursSummer is finally here and there was lots of sun. Good wind for the first half of the sail with nothing at the last half. more »
July 10th, 2011
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July 10, 201123.5 miles, 6:24Out with Valencia exploring the southen side of Gambia. Great wind for most of the trip pushing over 6 knots and 30 degrees of heel. Checked out Halkett Bay which… more »
July 9th, 2011
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Solo Sail July 9, 201112.6 miles, 3:14 hrsSolo sail around the south of Howe Sound ... beautiful day with lots of sunshine and lots of wind. The patch to the spinnaker held and is functional although quite ugly. I don't th… more »
July 5th, 2011
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Solo Sail July 5- 13.1 miles - 3:50:11Wonderful afternoon out into the Strait Of Georgia. Good wind made for easy sailing. Tore a hole in the Spinnaker so now it needs a little repair
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July 3rd, 2011
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35 degrees of heel is about the time when I put down the camera and start concentrating sailing the boat
The waves are going past really fast
The jib got pretty wet after the waves that were coming over the wave
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July 2nd, 2011
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21.8 miles - 8:32:53Fair amount of wind at the beginning, but nothing after the first hour ... several times I though I was just drifting backwards. Apart from that it was wonderful ... summer is finally here. more »
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