excitement in the harbor (leg3)

We went out for a quick sail around the harbor. Winds were 20-25kts from the east. Heading out of the inner harbor we had the main and headsails both reefed a little to prevent too much weather helm. Though we would never dream of racing, we did manage to pass several boats and declared victory numerous times. With a temperature of 50F it felt very cold. We were at hull speed for most of the trip (7.4kts) and even surging to 8.2kts at times. We had two moments of excitement, the first was the radar reflector crashed to the deck and broke to pieces during a tack, the second was docking. Because the winds were from the east our slip had little protection and as we docked we had 20kts off the beam. But we made it. The wind was so strong in the marina that you could hear the loud hum of the wind in the rigging of the sailboats. All in all, an exhilarating day!