Fathers day started off with a few errands and a beautiful day on the lake. There was the threat of a little foul weather later on in the day but it turned out to be very nice. Around 1pm I looked at Jess and said "hey lets sail, forget the weatherman!" So less than 15 minutes later we were raising sail and cruising away. We sailed to a secluded cove we have been to a couple times and sailed the boat right into the little cut without a hitch, dropped the sail and turned into the wind right as we dropped the main sail. Windsong's anchor snatched the muddy bottom and got a good bite securing us in place. The water in this particular cove is around 10ft deep and with the chance of bad weather coming I let out 100+ Ft of anchor rode to give me the scope to hold whatever came through.
We were out there for several hours and watched everything go north of us on the radar. We enjoyed a few beverages, lunch and a dip or two in the lake sans bathing suits! We decided to pull up anchor and sail back to the marina, but at this point the wind had died down substantially. There were a couple good runs where the wind would hit 15 to 20kts for 10 minutes then drop back to 5. They were much better than gusts, I just wish they would have lasted longer. The photos above show a little bit of heel and great sailing.
Overall one of the best Fathers days ever, the only thing missing were the kids!. They are still enjoying their time up north in Michigan with Grandparents. There is a big surprise coming but it can't be unveiled until they get back so the cat doesn't get let out of the bag early.
Sailing has been a therapeutic venture for our family and has really brought us closer together, not just in living space (lol) but in our family dynamic. There is so much to learn and there are so many aspects to this sport you could never master them all. I saw a quote once that said "You spend such a short time learning to actually sail and the rest of your life trying to perfect it" Every time we raise the sails we learn something. Either we learn a new skill, trick or we just learn something about ourselves. I have learned that different people learn in different ways and I need to have more patience while passing on what I learn.
Jessica is just about the best first mate I could ask for, she keeps me on an even keel.. I think every day how lucky I am to have found a women that not only puts up with someone as crazy as me, but is almost as crazy herself, it really makes for an interesting life ;-) Love ya Jess!
