Hot Weather
The weather in Maine has been hot lately. Not hot if you're from Florida or someplace else in the South, but hot if you're from Maine. It's been over 90 inland and 85ish at the coast.
I spent most of the day Saturday working on the yard; weeding the gardens and spreading a pile of mulch that had been sitting at the end of the driveway for a month. Of course, I would rather have been sailing, though apparently there was very little wind and some fog.
On Sunday Meg had to work. The kids and I went down to the boat around 10:30. I had two cam cleats that I wanted to install on the mast. So the kids hung out while I did that. Then we went for a sail that started out with light winds and built up to about 10 knots -- perfect for a family sail. We went out Hussey Sound turned left and went east past Long Island and came back in through Chandler's Cove.
When we got to the mouth of the Hussey on the way out I told the kids that this is where you usually spot porpoise or whales if there are any around. I said that the first one to make a confirmed sighting of either got $20 bucks. They have never been so attentive on the water before, but to no avail, this time at least; the $20 is a standing offer for the rest of the summer.
Meg and son are in Northeast Harbor today through Wednesday for a Junior Olympic sailing regatta. He will compete in Opti-Green Fleet, a class for beginning racers in Optimists. I hope Meg gets some good pictures. Meg's dad brought his Hinckley Pilot up to Northeast, so they will stay with him in the harbor -- movable race headquarters!
Both kids are much more comfortable around the boat this year. My son has become a competent helmsman and my daughter has fun even when we're "tipping".
Here's a couple of photos showing how close the last race was of last weekend. As you can see we got second by about 18 inches.
I spent most of the day Saturday working on the yard; weeding the gardens and spreading a pile of mulch that had been sitting at the end of the driveway for a month. Of course, I would rather have been sailing, though apparently there was very little wind and some fog.
On Sunday Meg had to work. The kids and I went down to the boat around 10:30. I had two cam cleats that I wanted to install on the mast. So the kids hung out while I did that. Then we went for a sail that started out with light winds and built up to about 10 knots -- perfect for a family sail. We went out Hussey Sound turned left and went east past Long Island and came back in through Chandler's Cove.
When we got to the mouth of the Hussey on the way out I told the kids that this is where you usually spot porpoise or whales if there are any around. I said that the first one to make a confirmed sighting of either got $20 bucks. They have never been so attentive on the water before, but to no avail, this time at least; the $20 is a standing offer for the rest of the summer.
Meg and son are in Northeast Harbor today through Wednesday for a Junior Olympic sailing regatta. He will compete in Opti-Green Fleet, a class for beginning racers in Optimists. I hope Meg gets some good pictures. Meg's dad brought his Hinckley Pilot up to Northeast, so they will stay with him in the harbor -- movable race headquarters!
Both kids are much more comfortable around the boat this year. My son has become a competent helmsman and my daughter has fun even when we're "tipping".
Here's a couple of photos showing how close the last race was of last weekend. As you can see we got second by about 18 inches.
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