friday sail
i got the call today that there was going to be sailing at about 2pm and that we would meet for lunch at about 1pm to discuss the race we will have tomorrow. it was delicious (the lunch). we then, bruce and i, went to the boat to await the arrival of the admiral and go over some tactics for the race.......we decided that instead of calling the admiral "admiral" we would call him "karl," because he is as late and so much more than the aforementioned that he deserved the new title..."admiral karl."
well "admiral karl" finally arrived and with the usual "what?... we're not ready?" kind of comments an admiral makes, we got the boat ready (really it was just a jib that needed to be installed), and headed out (now about 2:30-3:00{not that i would EVER disrespect the "admiral" [really, man, i mean it]}). we sailed around without incident for a couple of hours enjoying what the sf bay has become famous for; absolutely beautiful sailing conditions (but still not for the "weak" at heart). [i am writing this and tiffany has just said "bruce is awesome. he can do....what did i say....he can make that boat do whatever he wants; that boat is bruce's Bitch." she also wanted me to add, when i said that it is really gary's bitch that....and i quote..."that's judy's bitch" ("wow" is what i said. being of the lesser rank on the boat i could never say such a thing).] we had a fine sail back to the slip and we picked up a couple of moore passengers, really one was a "moore", the other was a "gillete" (spl?)...wow am i going on or what?....i cannot remember where i was before i went on such a tangent! let me just say that i love sailing on the lightn-up! "if not for you....".......i can't imagine.
we went out again and had another great sail as always! top speed was 10.2 knots downwind (not the record)......we remianed quite dry (even me)....tomorrow is going to be another story; they are forecasting gale-force winds (33+ knots of breeze)on a certain part of our race course!.......we will dominate...or, as they say; "surly in victory, overbearing in defeat"....we will be one or the other.
well "admiral karl" finally arrived and with the usual "what?... we're not ready?" kind of comments an admiral makes, we got the boat ready (really it was just a jib that needed to be installed), and headed out (now about 2:30-3:00{not that i would EVER disrespect the "admiral" [really, man, i mean it]}). we sailed around without incident for a couple of hours enjoying what the sf bay has become famous for; absolutely beautiful sailing conditions (but still not for the "weak" at heart). [i am writing this and tiffany has just said "bruce is awesome. he can do....what did i say....he can make that boat do whatever he wants; that boat is bruce's Bitch." she also wanted me to add, when i said that it is really gary's bitch that....and i quote..."that's judy's bitch" ("wow" is what i said. being of the lesser rank on the boat i could never say such a thing).] we had a fine sail back to the slip and we picked up a couple of moore passengers, really one was a "moore", the other was a "gillete" (spl?)...wow am i going on or what?....i cannot remember where i was before i went on such a tangent! let me just say that i love sailing on the lightn-up! "if not for you....".......i can't imagine.
we went out again and had another great sail as always! top speed was 10.2 knots downwind (not the record)......we remianed quite dry (even me)....tomorrow is going to be another story; they are forecasting gale-force winds (33+ knots of breeze)on a certain part of our race course!.......we will dominate...or, as they say; "surly in victory, overbearing in defeat"....we will be one or the other.
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