Bryan Yoon

Light winds but awesome sailing in outer harbor. Bryan did a great job helping navigate black rock channel. Picked up a mooring at Peddocks Island and had a relaxing lunch. Great day!

Last family sail for the season. Steady westerly throughout the day, and we sailed with just the main so that I don't have to "yell" too much. "Someone" lost Abby's hat during a jibe, which is now the second time she lost a hat in the harbor. Both kids got to steer and Maddie practiced tacking on the way back from Castle Island. Kids also got to check out two 30 footer cruisers, and the boss lady approved the membership upgrade for the next season. Not sure if I trust her enough to crew on a 30 footer yet. We shall see.

What a day! Strong westerly throughout the day, consistently blowing in 15-20 knots. Ocassional gusts in the low 30s made Bryan pee his pants. Our attempt to anchor in the Nahant Harbor was unsuccesful due to strong wind, but we did manage to reef the main to the second reef on the way out of the harbor. We had stronger gusts on the way back where the boat heeled past 45 deg. Definitely the toughest (but consistent) condition in my short sailing career. We motored sailed around Spectacle to avoid going directly up wind and lowered the main as we entered the main channel. Things to learn: which knot to use when securing a reefed main (rope through gromets).

Sailing with Steve, Tom, and Bill. We launched right after the low tide, and motorsailed all the way past the Hypocrite Pass. The wind picked up after the lunch break and we sailed back through the Narrows and the Small Boat Channel. The headsail furler line was set up very short and the headsail only could be raised as a jib. Maybe it was intentionally set that way for some reason? I should remember to set the fenders lower next time (should slightly touch the water).

Low wind afternoon right after a downpour. Tony and Andrew joined for the first time and learned the basics. Hove-to for a snack break and motor sailed back in. Learned that the toping lift line can be manually adjusted to being the boom higher. the bow hatch is also not closing properly and the jib line can get stuck while tacking. the vhf also doesn't seem to work.

Light air but some pressure out near Spectacle. Crew weight to leeward. Flying the # 1 like a 120 or something? Cars mid track and inners high middle low all breaking evenly. Outer middle seemed to break up when all others streaming . No track adjustment or halyard tension adjustment made. Wind was out of the west to start but clocked more north I think later .

Slow wind below 5 kts eventually down to 1 or so. First day for the two crew. Montana seems to have some issue with the bilge pump and the main sail slug is stickier than the last time. avoid until both issues are addressed. also get a table for the propane tank weight. the sail track was manually added.

Left the Scituate harbor after breakfast and raised our spinnacker as we head NNW. Lowered the spinnacker we as started heading back west. The wind direction was in our favor and we didn't need to tack or jibe throughout the entire time (except when we hove-to). Top speed near 7.2 kt. Also noticed a sunfish fin on the way.

Day 2 of ASA 104 3-day trip. Started the morning with anchoring practice and dinghy training at Peddocks, and left for Scituate after lunch. Wind direction was not in our favor on the eastbound leg of the trip, and we had to tack more that we wanted and constantly cheat to head up as much as possible. Steve spotted a pilot whale after we pass the Boston Light. Moored in Scuituate harbor for the night and had dinner on land.

Day 3 of ASA104. First day of our 3-day trip to Scuituate. Steady wind around 8-10 kt in the harbor until the airport bridge, and gradual decrease down to 3 kts or so. Started motorsailing once we got to Spectacle. Practiced reefing on the leeward side of Peddocks, and moored at the Portuguese Bay. We rotated our roles ever 30 mins throughout the trip.