2nd Attempt to Exit the Inlet (6th voyage)

Peter J MacWilliam

- this is a manual log and the times and distance are way off - wind was brisk - incoming tide - electric 2.5 HP equivalent outboard for propulsion - heading into the wind on the way out - had to create this log manually because my iPhone went into the drink during a panicky moment - lost the SailTies record on the phone so the track and times and distance are not very accurate - fortunately it was a 7 year old phone that I intended to replace within days - did not manage to get all the way out because the wind and tide were against me and the electric outboard ran out of power. I had to turn back - I lost the phone while raising the sails in a panic - I was solo and had to keep heading into the wind while raising the sails so used the rudder clutch - the channel is very narrow so not a lot of room for error - got it done and survived (sans phone - I have a shiny new iPhone 15 now) - on my next attempt I will motor out with the tide and sail back in - note: you cannot sail out because the wind is almost always blowing into the inlet and the channel is very narrow so you cannot tack