Managed to get out onto the Bay three times this week. The first was only a short motor out. The second was with sail up as was the third. The first time with sail the wind died immediately we passed the light house and we were drifting along. Still it was good experience in raising the sails. The third time, today, we motored out of the estuary raised the sails and immediately the sky turned dark, the wind strengthened and we were tearing along at just under 6 knots with the starboard toe rail in the sea. All a bit much but a good time to practice heaving to and reefing the main. It all went really well and we felt much more confident than healed right over. Alas the wind died within 30 minutes and so we dropped the sails and motored back in.
We'll try to get out as much as possible as the more we do it the more our confidence and skill levels will rise. Today we learnt how to hank on the main without raising the sail fully and we discovered that we can get out of the harbour at various stages of low tide. Everything going in the right direction.
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