There's a boy involved, it seems. It seems he's sailed before, and so sailing's a topic of conversation.
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Warm enough, for November, with a high of 60F inland, but something less on the waters. Light winds. I was happy with a mock-tee most of the time and a sweater others, in the cockpit. Jessica preferred a tank top....
After lunch, we rigged the spinnaker and the kids retreated to the tramp. Even with little wind, Shoal Survivor and her light winter load made 8 knots on a tight reach, easy as anything. A head boat crossed in front of us pushing up a nice wake, which nicely covered the tramp. I SWEAR I tried to warn them. Perhaps "you know, you're going to get wet" was too quiet a warning. I suppose the water is about 50 degrees by now.
They took the tender to a wild beach to collect sharks' teeth and other high tide line wonders. They forgot to invite Dad. But if they had, I wouldn't have enjoyed the time to winterize the head and take the pictures for the last PDQ-tip post. It was for the best. I did get to listen to Bob Marley and Abbey Road.
She forgot to help me dock; they were below. She forgot some of our dock side tasks. Distracted, I guess. No matter, it's no more than when I sail alone.
She's getting older. She starts driving in less than a month. Yeah, Shoal Survivor's aging too. Me too.
A wonderful day on the water, messing about in boats.
Sounds like a great day!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! We have a daughter too, turning 19 in 2 months. They grow up so fast, and the parents take a back seat for "the boy". At least "the boy" likes sailing! =)
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