Ricky Carroll

Crewed on Phoenix, a C&C 35. Great crew, several very experienced helmsman. I helmed the boat to the start, about 35nm, then did light duty on the wheel. I was the primary trimmer, all on the spinnaker, for my helm partner. It was a full run, winds 12-25kt, with big rollers tossing our stern. The asym kite (Phoenix logo in pic) blew about two hours in. We quickly rigged a symmetrical chute and recovered nicely. We were consistently surfing over hull speed ( the 14.2jt is legit) I went to berth at 2am after a 3 hour stint trimming and tailing alone. At 3am I was awakened mid flight in the cabin. We crash jibed and broached. Thankfully, the crew was clipped on because the mast went to the water and the foredeck crew was washed down the side. We lost the tracking for a bit after, so the speeds on the log are straight line. We finished mid pack despite having to finish on main alone. It was still fun and my bruised ribs and many contusions are there to remind me it was exciting.

To Moody Marina for long weekend. Mostly motor sailing with wind on the nose. Unsettled weather. Winds 0-20kt with rain, lightning. Still fun trip.

4-Day trip total. TMCA event at Moody Gardens. Great fun. Allie helped me sail down. Camille helped bring the boat back. Our other guests drove down. Weather is not correct! Front hit on the way back. Wind backed from S16-20kts broad reach to NE on the nose 30-40kts. We motored up the rest of the way making 2kts into the wind, tacking under power. Coast Guard was quite busy. Four MayDays. We attempted to help one boat we saw with a skying, blown jib. He angrily told us to go away. Still great fun. No problems for us. We went into pfds and harnesses.

Sporty!