Cruising around between the Cape and the Vineyard, on ample wind power!
S took me out sailing with a couple of her friends who own a trimaran. It was a perfect sort of day for it -- clear, brisk wind, not too warm. |
View toward aft of our crew: F, S, and R mostly hidden in the cockpit.
In the foreground, the "sunshower" is warming up for when we'd eventually want to sprinkle salt water off ourselves. |
View toward the bow, with "the girls" relaxing. This is the craft: a Corsair F-27, a well-engineered and fairly popular boat that's taken a number of awards and is still prominent in the used market. Said to be easy to sail, very stable, and easily trailerable with outriggers that fold in. |
It sports a respectable sail area, and for today the main was even reefed down a couple of turns. |
I was handed the tiller for a short while, and even in the relatively calm sea found it rather engaging to stay on course. The mild swells really try to push the boat around. |
In general R and F did most of the sailing, allowing the rest of us to relax and enjoy the ride. |
Semi-artsy sail shot. |
With all the high cirrus clouds there was a nice halo around the sun for much of the day; the sail provided a convenient light blocker for trying to capture some of the ring a little better. |
Eventually it was time to head in again via the channel near Mashpee, staying under sail as long as practical given the fairly busy traffic. |
As we moored and hung out for a while and eventually shuttled gear back to shore, the halo was still there and had even grown a couple of somewhat indistinct sun-dogs on the sides. |