Overnight at Sandbars - last trip

Last Sail

At 10:30, I winterized Tara II, I went with Sylvie to St. Lazare to borrow Patrick's Honda.  

I got back to the club at 7 PM, I motored the boat from the outside dock, out to the gut.  I was CS about trying to sail her to the gut.  It was almost a full moon, sometimes visible through the clouds

At the gut, I set sail in 12 knots of west winds, dying to 6 knots.  I could not make headway with 6 knots with just the 155.  The boat just did not handle well with just the jib and the winds were shifty.  So I started the motor, motoring to find a good shallow spot near the sandbars and anchored for the night.  Temperatures were down to 15.

Supper were the last ribs from St. Hubert with potatoes, onions and a roated garlic. 

Next moring, I sailed back close to the gut in a broad reach. Winds died and I motored through the gut and docked at my dock.

I picked up my remaining lines and started putting away stuff into boxes and bags I had. Norm and David helped me fold the main and 150.

Went downtown for my meeting by bus, but David gave me a lift to Montreal West, where I caught the 90 and 24 buses to my meeting.  Then off to see the presentation of PUSSY RIOT at the MAC.  I took the EXO back to the club, messed up with the 209  bus and ended up at the club 45 minutes later than expected.

I slept aboard and got up early for the haul out.

Went to the dock at 7:30, got a pump out, and unloaded a lot of stuff into the Honda and storage locker.  Winterized the boat, drove to Yoga, storage locker and home.

Haul Out early morning

Good to be out Friday, because Monday was snowing ... Redline haulout.

Saturday was nice and I installed the winter frame with help from Dine and Lucie.

The 155 had been installed since September 25.  Missed several opportunities to race due to difficulties in changing to a smaller sail in the last month.

October started out with 10 incredibly warm days.  Then we froze.

Summary of season

1241 nM

152 hours on motor

No Frostbite - too windy

 No race.

Too windy for Beaver.  Mink engine was not reliable. 

Some boats went out.

We did not. Race was not held.

And weather was cold.  Took the bus home.

Wine Tasting 2023

 42 persons attended the 2023 

Cancelled Friday Sail

 I cancelled our sailing with Scarlett ... looks like I was right.  

Overnight at Sandbars

Bruce drove me to PCYC to winterized his Atomic IV.  Done.  

He drove me back to the club with some empty boxes for me to start packing Bellum.  

At 3, I fueled up and sailed to PCYC, going around the lighthouse.  I still had the 155 on.  The temperature was supposed to be 20, but it went as high as 17.  Winds died as I approached the sandbars so I dropped the anchor.  The forecast for the evening was light. Flew the drone.

Supper was pork chop, a pepper, potatoes and shallots and a roasted garlic.

Next morning, was windy from the south. 10 knots and climbed to 22 knots.  I pulled anchor in 15-17 knots, thought of pulling the sail but did not.  Winds picked up and I was getting concerned about docking.

Winds at 1PM

I came into the harbour and tried twice to approach my dock and I could not manage her. Eventually I took an outside dock where the Catamarin docks. 

I was supposed to help Eric who could not start Resolute again.  But he had left for home and did not advise me.  

Scarlett and I were supposed to go sailing and have a BBQ aboard, but I did not feel we could easliy change the 155 at the dock and head out in that wind.  So I cancelled.

Took the bus home.  When I got to Lionel Giroux, there ws no wind.  When I got to Monkland there was wind.  Vero texted me that it was still very windy at the club.

At 7, it’s still windy

UPDATE - over the weekend, my stern line was chafed by the broken fairlead on aft port side and someone from Ship Wright retied Bellum.  

The bow was already chipped, so there seemed to be no new damage.

Frosbite 7, 8, 9

Natalie, Norn and Scarlett came at 9:15 for the third Frostbite seires.

Winds were light, so we flew the spinnaker.  

We did not do well, but we did fly here at least 4 times.  But I lost count.

We did fly her back in the channel, passing Match Maker and Peter Mcbride on Shark 1

Ritual beer at the dock and we took down Redline Genoa.

Patrick's Sea Burial

 We went aboard Redline to pay our last respects for Patrick

October overnight

 Afer Yoga, on a Friday 13rh, I biked to to Aubut to get groceries, back home and then on to the club.  

I set sail in strong winds with the 155 reefed, eventually unreefing in a beam reach from the North. Deciding on Dowkers South or Grand Anse, I ended up tucking in Grand Anse.  

Possibly I was going to stay there for Patrick's ceremony, but evenutally it was decided we would go together on Redline.  

It was about six degrees, but quite warm under two blankets.  

Got up about 9, pulled anchor at 10, sailed in a run, gradually veering to a close reach, arriving at the club 12:15.  Engine did not start easily.  It did not seem that cold, but maybe the engine was cold.  

There was a partial eclipse in the morning.

Chris and Norm were there to help me dock, folded Flow Control head sail and headed to the bar for Patrick's ceremony.

October foilage

Saturday Morning

GNS 2 Frostbite cancelled

After agonizing with the crew about going to the club or not with the strong wind forecasted, we finally went and the race was cancelled before leaving the dock. 

We would have had to change from 155 to 110 head sail.

Redline's insturments did show strong winds or gusts of wind up to 31 knots.

We had a small gathering with Ghost Owl crew and planned the next few races and prizegiving.

The rain did die out Sunday

I was concerned about how the boat held up on Tallisman's dock but she held well for the strong westernly winds.  I put one more stern line.

Came back home at 10:30.

Race cancelled at 9AM