GNS Fall Series - Labour Day with John and Mark

I got up at about 8:30, had a quick breakfast, weighed anchor, and motored to PCYC.

John and Mark joined at 10, and we departed to race.  Winds were mostly steady.  I helmed the first race, and Mark helmed the second race.  

We did okay, coming in 7th out of 13.  Nice to have the 155 head sail.

In the second race, the winds were quirky: the second windward was a close reach directly to the windward mark, and a beat to the finish line, where Le Fou de Bassan got blown upwind, causing us to miss the pin. We turned around and tried again, but we blocked Frank's wind, causing him to drift upwind, and I started the motor to get out of there, declaring ourselves disqualified.  They still scored us 9 out of 13.

Southwind barged both races.

After the race, we all had de-chlorinated beer, did two nice rounds of the lake, and decided to return to the Royal, where I drove the boy back to PCYC to pick up their cars.

Chairman meeting at the Sandbar

On Sunday morning, I was supposed to sail JP on his Cat boat Nauti Crew.  Unfortunately, the engine did not start.  

I couldn't figure out how to turn off the water intake valve, so we didn't crank the engine much to avoid waterlogging it.

The valve was plastic, and I did not want to force it.

I decided to replace the corroded relay on the starter circuit.  The engine start button was not responding.  I had used a contact cleaner on the Yanmar connectors and the relay socket, but the problem persisted.  After changing the relay, the problem persisted.  Next, I plan to replace the starter button.

At about 1:30, I helped Chris depart her dock with a friend aboard.

I departed shortly afterward.  

I tried to sail around the lighthouse, but the wind was too quirky, so I motored to the gut and sailed to Dowkers and back to the Sandbar, where I saw Fugu approaching the Disidence and Zig-Zag rafted up.

Mike, Ed and I went for a swim in 22-degree waters.  

Some asked if there was a chairman aboard, and I was, so I called a board meeting.

Just the boys participated. We adjourned and moved to cognac.  

About 6ish, we decided to start the BBQ, but Dissidence's anchor was drifting into one foot of water.  We broke up the raft-up, and I reanchored, and everyone else returned to Dorval.

I BBQed my steak and slept peacefully.

FFR pursuit on Saturday followed by Raft Up

Jessica and Natalie came to do the last Friday Fun Race on Saturday.

We messed up some tacks.  The winds were quirky. We hit a yellow SYLVA buoy.  I had to take the helm.

We started 22 minutes after the scratch boat and finished dead last.  The crew was learning.  

We had the 155 headsail up.  Near the end of the race, the winds picked up, but we were in a broad reach.

I came to join the raft-up with the mainsail still up! URG!

We partied, and about 7:30, we broke up the raft-up to return to the dock to BBQ the barvette.  

The Course

The Crew

The fool

The Raft Up

The Barvette

Single handed to Dowkers - NOT, sail iwth Miland and Marius

I drive to the club on Friday afternoon.  I was going to drop stuff off at the locker, but I did not, to avoid rush hour. I did bring groceries from Akhavan for the raft-up party on Saturday.

I was going to sail out to spend the night at anchor.  I offered to drive Darla to the airport, but she declined.  Good thing. Traffic at Dorval sounded pretty bad.

Milan and Marius asked if I was going out; I told them I was planning to spend the night.  I thought about it and decided to take them out and sleep at the dock.

We sailed to the gut and onward to Baie d'Urfie.  On the return RUN, we had some beer.  They said they were 18.  We got back to the dock.  They declined to dock BELLUM.

The boat was fast with the 155 headsail.

SH to Grand Anse

On Tuesday afternoon, I biked to the club at 4 and saw Chris at the dock installing the dock fenders I had given him.  Redline also installed one.

I set sail on a dead run to the Gut and to Grand Anse.

Came back the next day, arriving in the harbour about noon, avoiding forecasted rain/storm. 

I had a problem deciding whether to take the car or the bike to the east end shopping and then to Brocard on St. Laurent for supper with Victoria et Al.

The forecasted rain came after 7PM.   Glad I took the car.

 

BIke Trip to East End

I took the bike to the East End and tried to find my great-grandfather's grave. Not successful.  Pretty sure their database was wrong.

Sail with John and Allison

From July 11, 2012, on Cygnus

John and Allison came to sail after not seeing him on the boat since July 2012

We had a spotty sail around the lighthouse to the Gut and then decided to get Ice Cream at Wild Willie's.

Returned to the club about 3:30