Brian came up from Vermont to get to know each other.
Brian was an enthusiastic candidate for helping me take BELLUM to the Bahamas. He had limited sailing experience and was an active hobbyist boat builder building a foldable dinghy and a 29-foot catamaran at home.
I was late because I had some last-minute insurance questionnaire to fill in the morning, and the construction people were pumping out an outhouse outside our garage entrance. I rushed to do some groceries at Arkavan and called the club to let Brian in.
I got to the club and had lunch with Brian and at about 2:30, I was eager to set sail. We sailed to the Gut, and had great conversations, Brian is quite chattative. He learnt and handled the boat well, more than adequate for the canals. He basically wants to get the boat to Chasepeake/Deleware.
We decided to do the Tuesday race. We did reasonably.
Did a zero-emission anchoring at Dowkers, had a BBQ in the dark. Chatted to 1:30.
Got up the next morning, chatted, coffee and cereal.
Since the winds were light I asked Jessica to meet at PCYC so we did not have to go back to the Royal,
Jessica lost her husband last year and needed help with getting her C&C 25. I had helped her winterize it last year. We tried to get together several times in the previous 14 months and finally got together.
We sailed in a slow run to PCYC and arrived at 12:30 and Jessica also arrived early and met us on the patio.
We set sail and went through a similar day as with Brian the previous day but in light winds.
We got back to the club at about 4, We tested and fitted the bimini with three persons and put the slit for the backstay.
Brian and I drove Jessica to pick up her car at PCYC and we returned to the Royal. Chatted until the Mercier traffic cleared out and he departed.
I spent the night at the dock. Zig Zag went out for a sunset sail and returned. Sylvie was at the club with the kids. Had a shower at the club and some whisky with Mikey and went to bed.
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