Over this past weekend we have had gale (Saturday) and small craft advisory (Sunday)conditions which have made for exciting sailing. During the gale I was going to have to go out single handed, which would have been fine except for getting out and into our slip. So despite enthusiasm, I decided not to disembark. On Sunday however, I had a crew of two with me, Yolande and our friend Bob. So we set off and headed straight out of the harbor. We were able to leave and enter on a single tack each way. Winds were up to about 27 knots apparent as we headed out (close reach) and +20 kts apparent (broad reach) on the way back in and we were sailing on double reefed sails. Our genoa car which we use for moving our fairleads came in handy as they really allowed us to trim the headsail well.
Out of the harbor we had what we estimate to be 6 foot swells and at times the bow would bury in a wave and water would hit the dodger window. No pictures of this because we were taking care of the boat (and ourselves) at the time. When we turned to come home and were downwind on a broad reach we achieved up to 10.3 kts surfing down waves. Beneath are some pictures and movies of the conditions.
Just leaving the harbor
Heading back in to the inner harbor
Not sure if you are aware but your boat seems to be sideways...
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