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| The Western Union - the Key West flagship is still in dry dock on Stock Island There are rumblings about “where did the money go for the renovations?” |
We always have at least one day of sailing when kids visit us in Key West. There’s a lot involved in getting unhitched from land after over a month attached. We had eight lines attached to land that had to be coordinated in being detached so as to not imped our departure. Once moored to the dock, you tend to add a line here and there with the forecast of high winds. I am no different.
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| Oh, the joy of sailing! That Sarah and Matt’s friend enjoying the ride |
Systematically, we rid ourselves of our land attachments and headed off for a sail. The winds were actually pretty light for a good sail but then we had crew that wasn’t used to high winds so everything worked out. We hade a moment of tension when I told the crew to pull on the outhaul for the mainsail as I pointed to the inhaul. Naturally, the line didn’t move. Eventually I realized I was pointing to the wrong line and after correcting that mistake, the mainsail came out smoothly, duh!
With winds in the low teens, it was a relaxing sail. Sarah got her time in at the helm and we were out for almost two hours.Coming back in was a coordinating in advanced planning. I had attached the aft stopper line to the permanent line strung between the boat next to us so Sarah had something to grad with the boat hook to prevent us from wandering. Eventually, we got all the lines reattached and we made it in without undue excitement.
Thursday is St Patrick’s Day and there are events all over town. I think the kids will be attending the roof party over the Brewery which starts at 11:00 am and lasts until they can’t party anymore. I’m sure they will outlast us!
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