Went out last night for a quick sail. Arrived at the marina, fixed the furler and was underway by 7pm. Winds from the NW at about 8 knots gusting 15.

Brought an old GPS with me to see my speed. I was amazed to see how effortlessly 5.5 knots is achieved!

Everything went flawlessly and I had the most incredible 1 hour sail!

Jenn, Johnny, Dublin and I got out for a couple hours on friday(may 9) in winds of about 5 knots which was nice because we just cruised along and Jenn did a lot of steering while I tried to figure out how to set the sails. Johnny played down below. Dublin just wandered around with a worried look on his face. It was great.

I took Icarus out single-handed on Saturday in 5-15knots and that was a blast! Had to lash the tiller with a dock line to get up on deck for a lot of things. Including pics. This boat is really nicely balanced and feels like a dinghy in it’s liveliness and responsiveness. you can kind of steer it by weight, heel her over and she rounds up while flattening her out turns her off the wind slightly. That’s how it feels anyway.

Even had a chance to make tea and fry up some mushroom risotto that Jenn sent with me.. Drank some beers and did a shot of B&B prior to cast off and prior to bringing the sails down at the mouth of the harbor in 15 knots and 3 foot rollers.

I feel like my sailing virginity has been popped. I’ll never be the same. hehe.

Woo Hoo!!

finally made it into the water and into her slip for the ’08 season.

The launch went well. Jenn and I were able to step the mast and get ‘er into the water by ourselves. Had a bit of motor trouble but it’s pissing rain for the next few days so I will be servicing it. something I should have done over the winter, I know.

There she sits! purty eh? I think jenn has some mast stepping shots on her camera that I will upload soon.

here they are: