No race on Genisis

I had a meeting about a brochure at the Royal.  I biked there.  They wanted me to take more photos of the club facilities.

Biked to PCYC, and had a drink with Bruce and his friends.  Winds died about 5.

The race was cancelled at about 5:30.  Had a beer on Genisis.  Six boats from PCYC and Royal went out and had an informal race in nice light winds.  Pissed at RC.  

I didn't feel like racing but afterwards, I missed going out.

Had supper at the club, and bought a pitcher for the crew.

It started to drizzle and a large yellow rain system was coming in so I asked Joseph to drive me back to Monkland, leaving the bike at PCYC.

Weekend san BELLUM

No FFR for me

No FFR - decided to play pool

Sailed a shark on Saturday.  Reserved Shark 5 but it would not accept a motor.  Shark 6 came in early so I took her out for 6 hours of sailing

Went to the sandbars on Sunday with Zig-Zag

Bellum drive system

Bellum strut has been bent by catching a dinghy line.  She was hauled out Aug 12 and Shipwright has agreed to change the strut for a new one from Alquoquin 

The shaft looks scoured in spots. Investigation a new one.

JC observed the strut is obviously bent.

At least the week has been cold and wet.  

I miss you Bellum

Single Handed Pursuit Race - No Go

I missed the SHPR.  No Bellum, No Go.  Too tired from AQVA

AQVA with Scarlett

With BELLUM on the hard, we took out Shark 2 with a new genoa and registered for Spinnaker.

I biked to the club and did Yoga.

Maud had tested positive for COVID in the morning and cancelled.  

We rigged the boat and set sail at about 12:20, but did not finish the start line on time.  We started about 5 minutes late.

9-mile race, lasting about 3 glorious hours of great sailing.  Incidents - I dropped my sunglasses at the dock.  The boom hit me in the head and caught the lazy sheet around my food during a tack at a mark.  Lots of fun.

We tried, but could not pass Tara II. We were behind Tara II.

After finishing, we had so much fun that we sailed back to Pointe Claire and then returned to the club.  Lots of fun.

Supper started with a gin and tonic/martini, wine and Jameson apres.  We sobered up at the club, Scarlett drove me home, and I had a hangover the next morning.

Shark sailing with Scarlett

Maud could not make it. Scarlett got to the club at about 5:50.

We tried but could not get to the race course in time for the race.  We tried motoring, but it took too much energy, and I didn't think we could make it. Only on channel 78 once we got close.

We did not race. We took the spinnaker back to the club.

Bellum Hauled Out - Sailing on Genisis - Cheheb and Rob

Bellum got hauled out for Y-valve, deck recore, depth transducer, dingy-tow installation and shaft packing.  It turned out that the strut is bent

Nice sail on Genisis with Rob and Cheheb