Weekend

 On Friday, went to my locker to get the scaffold to deliver for a Market Place sale.  I picked up some other stuff for the boat and some telephone Bix stuff for Chris.  I dropped off the Bix stuff at Chris's and he offered to bring the Torqeedo and other stuff to the club on Friday night or Saturday.  That let me bike to the club rather than drive there on Saturday.

On Saturday afternoon I biked to the club with my trailer and started organizing the boat. Chris showed up later and we put up the sails on Flow Control.  

Chris helped me depart in light easy winds.  But as I was leaving the dock, the steering seized steering the boat to port.  I was able to go forward and swing back into my dock as Chris Jason and Bruno fended.

Chris and I inspected the quadrant and determined the quadrant was lower than it used to be and the end stopper.  A piece of wood that was the stopper was loose and I removed it and the steering worked fine but without the end stopper.  I decided I could go sailing so I departed at 18h10 west on a run and spend the night at Grand Anse with an East wind from across the lake.  No shelter.

BBQ chicken legs with brussels sprouts, peppers, garlic and potatoes. 

The night was rock and roll but I liked it.  At 7AM it was 9 degrees.  rather cold.

 

Got up at 8h30 and sailed back to the club arriving about noon in variable east winds. Wind instruments were not working perfectly.

I docked at the fuel dock and the pump out was out of order.  I went to inspect the masthead, cleaned the cobwebs, and discovered the anchor light was missing the top half - the tri-colour.  But it was working.

I went back to my dock and started cleaning the port side and the rain started and looked like it was going to be long and persistent - especially cycling.  I called Scott and got a lift home leaving the bike at the club.  It looks like the rain was only light drizzles.  

Rain coming from the south

No sailing

On Monday, Victoria Day, I drove to the club, met with Janice by bike and went back to the club. 

I was going to go out but the reports of shad flies and Mike's invitation to have supper detoured me. 

I cleaned out the locker of my waxing stuff. Tuesday, I wanted to go out but wind forecasts were discouraging. After an afternoon rain, I saw Redline washing his boat and decided to stay and do likewise.. then waxed the cockpit. I BBQ some chicken legs and went to sleep. 

I woke up at 4:30 to see what I could see of the eclipse. It was somewhat cloudy so I went back to bed. Got up at 7 had cereal for breakfast and started waxing the topside. Did 60 percent of the topside and went to install the new sails on the sharks and then raced home to pick up Shana to tidy up the locker. Very tired and no sailing.

St Annes

I set sail west at about 4PM on Saturday. Tried to visit Ile Perrot YC but the visitor docks were full. Sailed to St. Anne and did a nice single-handed docking in a tight spot. Nobody was wearing masks. I guess things are getting relaxed.  

I decided not to stay the night and as I departed, the sky opened up with the rain. I got drenched for about 20 minutes. Sailed in strong broad reach and ended up at Grand Anse. Dowkers was kinda full. 

On Sunday I came back to the club at 7 since the forecast for high winds Installed an AC outlet in the locker and new wiring for the battery charger

Single Handed overnight

I want to the club and helped Redline put up the Genoa and we went out for a 3-hour sail afterwards. 

Later I took Bellum out at 19h20, sailing slowly to the Sandbars and stayed overnight for two days. Zero carbon anchoring 

 On Thursday there were no winds and 28 degrees. Water was 13.2C. 

I did some FFR work at anchor. Friday morning the house batteries were dead. I was testing the new Link 10 to see how low I could take the batteries. I now know. 

The new battery monitor is an amazing instrument that I never appreciated. 

On Friday morning I sailed out to Lord Redding and back to the club in under 7 knots of winds from the West.

Sailing with Darla and installed battery monitor

Darla came shortly after two with a couple of frozen Grouper fillets. We had some Bud Spritzers and set sail at 4 anchored at Dowkers, BBQ the fish and beans with a roasted garlic that her father used to make. We motored back to make it for 8:30 departure for her to get home before curfew. I slept aboard and Sunday I reorganized the boat and decided to install the Link 10 battery monitor and repostion the Hobbs to the main cabin. It invoved removing two batteries and installing the shunt in the engine compartment and drilling holes starboard of the companionway. It threathened to rain but I did not want to stop. Finally finished about 8:30, too late to come home so slept the fourth night aboard. I had the clubs new pizza for lunch and supper. Quite a good meal. Mondday morning , I washed the deck again, and at 2PM, I cycled to Singh Farm, Access Electronics and Abra and home. So I spent Thursday to Monday aboard. Not bad for May

First sail

After launching Flow Control I washed Belllum and went out for the first sail of the season at 4PM. I sailed from the club channel, passed Espresso, tacked through the Gut and the winds were too quarky that I started the motor. I sail down the lake and anchored at Dowkers. Nobody there. Made a couple chicken thighs and spend the night Next morning was lazy, cleaned up the inside of the boat, read some magazines and the Crusing workbook for the Adult Sailing. I had noticed the sail was ripped on the UV covering near the spreader and the Radar Reflector had lost it's top cap. About 4PM I pulled anchor - catching some fishing linkes and an old braded line. Threw them in the garbage and set sail. I decided to go into PCYC to fix the radar reflector using their sheer leg and then sailed to Grand Anse. Had a nice steak and spend the night there. I shared some photos with Darla and she wanted to come sailng, about 2PM. Pulled anchro and sailed back to the club by 11:30 and lounged around talking to Patrick and Sylvie as there were setting up their sails and new dock lines. Waited for Darla.

Launched

Nice early launch - May 6

Installed new rudder

at the dock

Launch  Video 2021