Two new things today. Had Mothra in fresh water, and tried out the genoa for the first time. We decided to give Lake del Valle a try which is just a few miles South of Livermore. Very nice lake with a 10mph speed limit which keeps things quiet for us sailors. The wind blows mostly straight down the narrow lake, but being basically a dammed up puddle in the bottom of a canyon, wind speed and direction is constantly switching about. We quickly found that having to short-tack up the narrow lake made the big overlapping headsail impractical. So, we just dropped it and had a very nice relaxing time making our way under mainsail alone. Will have to try the genoa again when we have a bit more sea room as it did seem to draw very nicely in the light wind. 
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This is very similar to where I've been sailing for the last 2-3 years, here in rural Australia. Similar wind conditions too. Tis a whole different way of sailing, inland lake sailing. Brings with it a whole new set of 'challenges'! lol. Whew.
Cyalayta
Mal :)
Hiya, Mal. I enjoyed exploring your blog. Got it plugged into my reader now. Hey, any inland lake tips to share? I've got a couple of regattas coming up on lakes this Summer.
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