Chicken jibing through white caps

Bryan Yoon

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).