Ricky Carroll

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!

We saw gusts to 20kts, So, it was a little sporty but great sailing. We took in a reef to sail a bit flatter for our guest, but we still heeled pretty well. Our guest had never sailed. We have a convert! We tacked out until we could clear the shallow water at the point, then pointed up toward Kemah and kept it there. I walked our friend though a few points, then gave him the helm. He was quite good at holding a course. We tacked back, falling off to a reach, taking the main in so we could gybe easily if we had to. Still made 5-6kts. Had to go back to work but it was a nice break. I need to edit out all the time at the dock after.