8.8

Yea Baby.

8.8 knots. That's what we got in 15 knots of wind, on a reach. I've got a picture of the speedo too, just in case nobody believes the old tub can go that fast. We asked for a breeze, and we got it. We waited for a lull in the wind to leave the dock, because of my special ability to kiss it before we are clear. Got to work on that. We motored out of the bay figuring the wind will die off. It did, a little, until we got the sails up in the lake, and caught a 15 knot gust which zoomed us up to 8.8 knots. I'm liking it. We were out there all damn day having fun. Only two other sailboats got to enjoy it with us. The biting flies came out towards evening, so we headed in, only to pick up more wind toward shore. This gave us a chance to haul it all in, and see how she does upwind. Yes, 7.2 knots with a reefed genny, and I'm a happy camper. Just like the wife, "I think I'll keep her" :0 Shouldn't catch any crap for that comment. Alert is looking like a good speedy craft, like WhisperIII, only without all the heeling, and bouncing, and early reefing. My old ass needs a comfy ride now. Thursday we have more wind, too much actually, so we sit and relax, read, nap, do odd jobs. Yesterday was a bit stormy, so we read, napped, did odd jobs. I could get used to this :)