I was surprised how clean she was because the deck was full of lignin from the tree due to the early removal of the winter tarp in early March.
I installed the missing battens and tack shackle on the main.
Darla showed at 4 up with pork chops and Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning and salad. This was a full moon and a risk of a thunderstorm.
We motored to the gut, sailed close haul to Dowkers. Darla got the hang of steering the boat after 15 minutes of coaching and corrections. I never had to tell her much more to keep the boat trimmed. I decided to anchor at the sandbars so we could get back should the storm come up.
The shad flys were terrible. Sunset as so-so. The sky looked bad so we pulled the anchor to have the BBQ at the dock.
We enjoyed a Glenlivit and decided it was too late for supper and Darla went home and I slept aboard.
A nice beginning, boat kinks were resolved, and the boat is ready to race.
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