Monday, April 05, 2004
Slippery when Wet
I am Back and I am now a trained SEa-MeN!! All girls BEWARE!! HAHAHA!!
The trip was awesome!
I saw dolphins swimming on our starboard bow and I swam in the clear blue sea.
I learned that reading the wind is an art, and sailing boat, takes more patience than skills.
We tack and we jibe, we learned how to turn the boat went it capsize and make all kind of knots =)
The drive to the bay was a long 3 hours drive. Since we were using my car, I was the designator driver for the 3 day road trip. We went pass vineyards, farms, and refineries. We met some funny locals and nearly got lost, because my navigator only had an A4 piece of paper as the map!!
Of course like the typical road trip, we stopped at the local McDs for their breakfast deal on our first day. The pit stop was a heaven send, since we started the trip on the wee hour of the morning.
The boat was only a 20 footer, so it was nice and cosy for the 4 of us, which included our instructor.
The conditions were great, 10 to 15 knots, perfect for the amatuers. We learned about the set up the main sail and the jib and of course we learned the sailors lingo. Navigating around a small ship takes some times to get use to, especially when the swells is not kind to us.
The only thing I regret about the trip were that I did not bring my hat and I did not use enough sunscreen, cause now I am nursing some serious sun burn on my legs, arms and lip!!
My lip is cracked and so, when I eat, drink or try to kiss my wife, extreme pain course through my lip.
OUCH!
The trip was awesome!
I saw dolphins swimming on our starboard bow and I swam in the clear blue sea.
I learned that reading the wind is an art, and sailing boat, takes more patience than skills.
We tack and we jibe, we learned how to turn the boat went it capsize and make all kind of knots =)
The drive to the bay was a long 3 hours drive. Since we were using my car, I was the designator driver for the 3 day road trip. We went pass vineyards, farms, and refineries. We met some funny locals and nearly got lost, because my navigator only had an A4 piece of paper as the map!!
Of course like the typical road trip, we stopped at the local McDs for their breakfast deal on our first day. The pit stop was a heaven send, since we started the trip on the wee hour of the morning.
The boat was only a 20 footer, so it was nice and cosy for the 4 of us, which included our instructor.
The conditions were great, 10 to 15 knots, perfect for the amatuers. We learned about the set up the main sail and the jib and of course we learned the sailors lingo. Navigating around a small ship takes some times to get use to, especially when the swells is not kind to us.
The only thing I regret about the trip were that I did not bring my hat and I did not use enough sunscreen, cause now I am nursing some serious sun burn on my legs, arms and lip!!
My lip is cracked and so, when I eat, drink or try to kiss my wife, extreme pain course through my lip.
OUCH!
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