Well, after not having Mothra in the water for 11 months, she's now gotten wet twice in 9 days. This time, she faithfully carried three adults and 4 happy kids for a trip down around the mothball fleet. With Dean aboard, I decided to try the bigger spinnaker. Wow, it's quite a bit broader than the old one. Turned out to be too hard to handle on the tight reach we needed to sail to get under the bridge. Should make for a great ride on a dead run, though.
All in all, a pretty nice afternoon sail with friends. I'm amazed at how many people can find a comfortable place to sit on such a small boat. It's also nice to have such a variety of places to sit and enjoy the ride. Down in the cabin, standing through the foredeck hatch, to leeward with the water sloshing by a few inches away, atop the cabin, on the weather coaming, all the way aft, . . .
2 comments:
What a happy looking bunch. Whoever would have thought that an O'Day Mariner could be such a cool boat? Kinda like your Dodge Dart wagon. That seemed goofy at first, but was quite the cool machine. Keep in mind the sail to Suisun. I don't know when, but it needs to happen sometime.
yeah, I guess they did have the same sort of style. That was a '65 wagon. Would have looked good pulling the '69 Mariner!
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