Friday Fun Race on Naomi

The dark and stromy clouds over Pointe Claire could not stop Jimmy or Naomi from going out

Winds were 20 knots, dropping to 10 at 7

Nice race.  We did very well.

We had lots of food for  Soulange on the weekend so we did not want to eat at the club.

So we had a beer on Naomi and it ended up too late for supper (10:30)

 

Four girls and a guy

We declined racing and went out sailing with Daniele, Brigitte, Andre and Dominique


We washed the boat and fueled up with 52 liters and pumped out.

Winds were light so we went to swim at the Sandbars.  Wind then picked up and we sailed to Dowkers and had a nice BBQ.

Came back in the sunset.  Winds were dead so we motored back.

Temperatures were very hot, in the 30's.

To Brockville aboard Redline

Took off Saturday morning to Brockville aboard the goodship Redline.

Returned Tuesday.

Friday Persuit Race and Raft UP

Daniele, Jimmy, Fiona, Alain and I raced the Friday fun race.

Alain decided to jump aboard for the race.

Our start was 15 minutes.

Winds were very light at the start and picked up about our start so we easily caught up to the early starters.

Then we lost time in the run leg. After about 1 1/2 hour, Alain was asking about what our estimate was to finish the race.  I realized he had to drive downtown to pick up wife, so I abandoned the race and motored back to the harbour.

Daniele wanted to go to our own dock.  I wanted to drop them off at a service dock.  As we entered the harbour, the Star was sailing into too, so I went for the service dock.  I came in a bit fast and hit reverse and halted the boat immediately at the service dock.  Very loud but no contact with the dock.

We came back out and hovered to raft up between Tara II and Regalia tied up to us and joined us for Daniele's pork chops.

Fiona got a lift home with Michel.

The next day I was to help Redlline get to Brockville..

I got up at 6, showered and washed the barrage of bugs from the raft up and hopped aboard Redline, departing about 8 AM

Hugh Kenndy Wednesday Race

After sailing with Vladimir, Daniele, Jimmy and I went to sail the Hugh Kennedy race.

Boat seemed to perform okay, but we came in last again.

Something wrong.

Sailing with the Daniele's

Daniele and I went sailing with Vladimir and son Daniela .

Strong strong winds.. 30 knots !

We motored out and came back on a broad reach.

Soulange - Cancelled

Plans to go to Soulange with Jimmy, Norm, Elizabeth is cancelled.

Threat of storm

Friday fun race NOT

There was no winds on Friday afternoon.

Jimmy, Danièle and I decided to go out anyways.  

Race was cancelled so we came back.  

Winds were calm, so I did my first single handed docking.  It was impeccable!

Supper was at the club.  

Saturday was supposed to be Soulange, but we cancelled due to impending storms.

We reorganized the life jacket inventory and the quarter berth, removing the cushion and came home.  Met Jimmy as we were leaving. 

Dowkers with Danièle

Danièle and I went out for a sail in the morning.  We used just the head sail.  We got to Dowkers about one PM and just vegetated there.  Nice evening with a Steak dinner.  No swimming, water was too dirty.

The next morning we got up early, watched the sun come up.  But we never saw the actual sunrise (the colourful one)

On Friday morning, we motored back to the club and Danièle visited her parents to see the new dog.  

I nursed a sore lower back.  Norm bought me Robax and a hot water bottle.

Wednesday race with Danièle and Jimmy

Danièle and I got to the club early.  Danièle decided her good deed was to wash Jimmy's boat.  It was covered with the yellowish sap marks that were very hard to take off.  

We found out it was going to be the Hugh Kennedy race and the course was to upwind to AD 22, AD 28 and a club finish.   Winds were from south.

Norm was on BBQ duty and Chris was going to a. Wedding rehearsal in Ottawa the next day, so it was only Danièle, Jimmy and me. Julian was looking to crew so we invited him to join us.

Winds were forecasted at 10 knots, but were actually 15.  Good thing we switched to the 135 furling sail.

We had an okay start, with lots of dirty air from competing boats.  We tacked eastward and stayed with a lift that bought us too far and when we tacked, we got knocked which killed our speed.  Other boats who timed it better, were all ahead.

We never caught up, but we were able to pass Limmoncello twice, not a big deal.  

Back at the harbour, we tried out jimmy's single malt, which was excellent.  Jimmy went home.  Danièle and I BBQ 1/2 the pork tenderloin. 

Lord Strathcona make-up race

Cederic, Danièle, Norman, Chris and I raced the Strathcona make up race.   Winds were forecast at 10 knots so I switched to the 155, with lots of hesitation about the accuracy of the forecast.

Patrick and Sylvie were at Tadoussac

Because Pointe Claire was racing in the lake, we decided to take the reverse course, starting from the seaway.  There Bellum, Regalia and four lasers.

Wind were around 20 knots.  We were not making much headway upwind until we started ignoring the ticklers and sailed by VMG.  Then the tacks were more "effective", but by than we were way behind. 

IT WAS A NICE HOT DAY.  

After Beaharnois B, we tacked and put up the spinnaker, not without some problems.  We got that sorted out and it became apparent the track through the windmill channel was going to be upwind. And we were not making it to A38 to port without gybing.  So we were going to take down the spinnaker.  That was when she got wrapped into two figure 8's.  We eventually that resolved.  But I made some bad tacks that cost us some time.  We were now so far behind, we abandoned the race.

We sailed through the windmill point channel in gusty winds - up to 20 knots.  

When we reached the last pair of mark on Lake St. Louis, the wind died.  We tried to sail her, but we weren't moving and motored back.  We passed Regalia near the church and Captame Hadock a little further.  

It was suggested we go to the sandbars to cool off or to the pool.  someone remembered the pool was closed for maintenance, so it was the sandbars.  

Got back to the harbour about six.  We had four small sausages so norm stayed for a light supper.

Saturday sailing with Daniele

Daniele returned from Philly. 

Danièle and I went sailing, but I don't remember much.

Friday Fun race with Jimmy, Fionna and Connie

Danièle was driving back late from Philly and could not make the Friday fun race.

We had a nice race followed by supper at the club.

I slept at the boat.

Kayaks a la Sandbars

Saturday was supposed to be windless.

So Daniele and I took the kayaks to the Sandbars.  Daniele helmed the iron sail and we dropped the hook in front of Zig Zag and Dissidence.  They were in the Mega Station.

We kayaked around the sandbars.  Nice.  Windless.  Easy.

Supper was pork tenderloin with a salty Teriyaki marinade.  Winds were forecast to be calm so we decided to stay.  Nice sunset and there were fireworks in St. Anne.

The night was very rocky.  Later Redline reported the night was very calm at Dowkers.

We got up with just and took off with just the head sail and the Kayaks in tow. They towed very well.

Watch the fireballs and Echell's at PCYC.

Saw some very interesting boats - catamaran, trimaran, house boat, and a gaff rigged tiny yawl

Came back to the club and washed the boat.  Daniele left about 4 to prepare for Philadelphia and I stayed and whipped all the lines and checked Cygnus and drained the bilge.

Friday Race No 3

Alain, Jimmy and Daniele came out for our Friday Fun Race.  First time for Alain on Bellum.

Nice race.  Bellum took off and we probably came in first or second.  I started the race and Daniele helmed the rest of the race.  Very precise crew.  No significant errors.  We came in fourth out of 17.

There was a loud collision at the windward mark, probably between Earendil and Prozac. 

Dropped the hook outside Beaconsfield and had a nice salmon supper.  We were expecting Canada Day fireworks that were supposed to be rescheduled from rainy Wednesday but they never happened.

Went back to the dock about 10:30 and slept aboard.