Tucked in and ready to go.
Fifteen minutes on the freeway and Madsu will be at her winter home beside our house.
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Month: October 2009
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Eagle Island to Starboard
Heading to Thunderbird Marina to have Madsu hauled out for the winter.
She’ll be toasty warm under her sumbrella cover on the trailer, parked next to the house.
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Haul Out Day
It’s always grey, and usually a lot stormier, on haul-out day.
We had to push quite a few logs out of the way a the moorage – the tide was high and there must have been a Northerly last night, because Sewell’s was littered with logs – lots of big ones.
A little over an hour later, Madsu was on the hard at Thunderbird. The lift crew there is outstanding and they always make my day.
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Sun on the Bow
Madsu is still sporting her doubled up lines – a series of gales last week rocked the docks at Horseshoe Bay.
I had to replace a stern line that parted due to the surging – opted to up-size while I was at it. From now until I pull the boat out of the water later this month I think I’ll keep the lines doubled up – we seem to be getting lots of those big winds from the North (which is pretty normal for this time of year).
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Fall in the Bay
A sure sign of fall in Horseshoe Bay – aside from the colour of the leaves.
Sewell’s has started pulling some of their rental boats out of the water.
Usually this side of that float is full.
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Fog in the Sound
I was going to take advantage of the sunshine today for a bit of sailing. I arrived at Horseshoe Bay around 11 to find not a stitch of wind, and lots of fog-banks still hanging around the sound.
Beautiful day, even if I didn’t get out sailing.
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Thanksgiving Weekend
It takes a bit longer for the sun to warm things up, but still able to sail barefoot in October, pretty grand.
I completely forgot my cameras, and had to take this with my cell phone.