Sailpast 2020

Rain in the morning, but nice in the afternoon although windy and variable. 


Hersh, Danielle and Jimmy joined me for a wild ride.

Flow Control went out too.

Friday Fun Race with Jimmy

In the morning I was coming to Bellum on my dock when Globi called out to me from the service dock asking for help.  I walked to the service dock to find that his 10-year-old Nanni diesel was not running.  In fact, it would start and die immediately.  We tried bleeding her and it ran longer and died again.  We bleed her again and there were air bubbles again.  

We found all the hose clamps on the fuel lines were loose.  We tightened them and the problem continues.  Eventually, we decided he should replace the various fuel hoses with one rubber hose.  

The heatwave continues.  I used the pool twice before the Friday fun race.

We had a nice fun race with Jimmy and good winds of 12 gusting to 22 knots. Shelley had to cancel because of the heatwave.

After we docked Globi was docking under tow from the crash boat.

Supper of Calimar and fabulous Royal Burger.

Results to come.

I biked home at 11.  Saturday was supposed to be rainy.

Single handed for two nights with a Squall

After the Tuesday race, I dropped off the crew and I had a very nice night sail to Dowkers after the DNS.  There were a few other boats that were night sailing too. Nice winds. 

I anchored and had a supper of pork chops.

Wednesday morning was calm and hot.  We have been in a long heatwave.  Then a TCB started forming

CB forming over the main lake

Winds started to pick up and I decided to stay and put out more scope.  

A squall came in Pointe-Claire Dorval and downtown but missed us.

After the storm, the winds picked up nicely and I sailed around the lake and ended up at Grand Anse.  Had more pork chops and a nice night's sleep. That's two nights on the hook.

Thursday was hot and windless.  I swam to cool down.  Norm asked when I was coming back.  He needed help installing Telecom batteries.  I set sail and sailed for an hour to get to Beaconsfield when the winds died.  I motored back to the club and tidy things up and I went of a swim at the pool 

Norm showed up and we installed the two new batteries.

There were no winds and I had no crew so lingered around and attended the new members' event.

Norm and Chris came aboard and we had supper of Conard Confit and the last two pork chops.  

James and his friend came by with drinks.  We had a discussion about his experiences at Lord Reading.  Chris disappeared and I went to bed.  Apparently, he got drunk on the powerboat and woke up on the couch at 6AM

Tuesday DNS with Maud

I left for the club on Tuesday afternoon to race the DNS.

Maud showed up at 5:35 and we took off for the race. It was our first DNS race that counted to the first series.  

Maud complained about the vibration that was still there due to the loose cable on the steering quadrant.  I later tightened it further.

Maud helmed and we had an excellent start and an excellent race.

The race was short, the winds were good.  We got back to the club at about 8.  I checked the weather and I decided to go back out single-handed.  Maud helped me depart.

 

We did pretty well, but Maud said we could have done better! :)Add caption

Sailing with Natalia

On Saturday morning, as I came into the harbour from the Duggan Cup, Peter was sitting on his boat looking depressed.  His headsail was down. It turns out he had a messenger line installed and it was stuck in the masthead sheave.

I got my Bosen chair and quickly went up to fix it and cleaned up the spider web on her mast.  For last-minute service, I doubled my fee to two beers!

Nathalia showed up at three, we enjoyed my prize of two beers and took off.  There was no wind and I was hot with the single-handed race and the mast climbing so we pulled in to Valois Bay for a nice swim.

The winds picked up so we pulled anchor and sailed to Grand Anse snacking on the way there. A typical nice sunset and we had a nice steak

supper after the sunset.

On Sunday morning I had to be back at the club to move Naomie to BYC for her new owners Dan and Denise.

It was a nice week at the club.  I came back home by bike.

Nathalia went off to le circuit Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac.

Duggan Cup

Got up and shared a virtual coffee and USB cable with Tara.  Her phone battery was dying and he forgot to bring a charging cable.

The race was to start at 11.  Zig-Zag slept in.

Tara wen first followed by Ballade.  Ballade abandoned the race shortly after starting.  Zig-Zag started 7 minutes late. I started next, passing Zig Zag but I never caught up to Tara II in three hours.  

I was single-handed and everyone was family so we were fully COVID 19 compliant.

Tara and Zig-Zag

Tara and Zig-Zag after up at the sandbars.  I went back to the harbour to pick up Natalia.

RESULTS

1 : Tara II 

2 : Bellum 

3 : Zig Zag

DNF Ballade 

DNS : Folkboat 

DNS : Slow Dancer II 

DNS : Gaucho 

DNS : Bête Noire

Hectic Friday race preparation and the Duggan - FFR

Friday morning I lingered around the club.  Then I went to IGA on the bike to do some groceries - got some pork chops and T-bone steaks and portabellos.

I had a very hectic skipper's meeting with Luc with the Duggan Cup and Jason with the FFR pursuit race.  Because of low winds for early Saturday, we delayed the start of the Duggan Cup until 11.  Andre had not registered for an SLVRYA handicap.  Eight boats registered for the Duggan cup. 

We had a good FFR with Jimmy. 

Rafted up with 6 boats - Bellum, Tara II, Zig Zag, Ballade, Gaucho, Slow Dancer II, 

We had Confrit Canard with Aberfeldy.  Jimmy returned with Slow Dancer and I stayed aboard for the Duggan tomorrow.

Congrats 1st place Susan of Talisman IV