Dom and I joined my parents last weekend for Seattle Yacht Club's Cruise and Snooze. About twenty sailboats met off Shilshole Bay Marina on Saturday morning to participate in a fun race around Puget Sound. A
fterwards everyone rendezvoused at the Port Madison outstation (see photo below) where there was a "greenbox" (SYC speak for drinks and potluck appetizers) followed by a potluck dinner and a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning. At noon on Sunday there was another race back to Shilshole. Saturday the winds were not especially strong which meant Flying Eagle (Mom and Dad's boat) was at a serious disadvantage. However, we managed to eke out a second in our class. On Sunday the winds were stronger. We were well in the lead until we could not find the first mark. It turned out the buoy had drifted almost a mile south and a little east so the yachts behind us were closer to it than we were. By the time we rounded it three or four boats had passed us. We made up some time on the next leg but then had a disappointing last leg to fall further behind. It was a disappointing turn of events but still fun. It takes quite a bit of wind to get Flying Eagle to really fly but she zipp
ed along pretty well. Afterwards we dropped Mom off at Shilshole and then went through the Ballard Locks on our way back to Flying Eagle's slip at Seattle Yacht Club. There is nothing quite like going through the locks on a sunny, Sunday afternoon--kind of a like a floating party sometimes with more than a little drama. We watched one sailboat coming out of the locks do so backwards. It's not too difficult to get turned around as many of us know from personal experience. Dom and I loved having the opportunity to get out on the water and the rendezvous at Port Madison was especially fun since a number of the couples there had been with us in Croatia two years ago.
fterwards everyone rendezvoused at the Port Madison outstation (see photo below) where there was a "greenbox" (SYC speak for drinks and potluck appetizers) followed by a potluck dinner and a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning. At noon on Sunday there was another race back to Shilshole. Saturday the winds were not especially strong which meant Flying Eagle (Mom and Dad's boat) was at a serious disadvantage. However, we managed to eke out a second in our class. On Sunday the winds were stronger. We were well in the lead until we could not find the first mark. It turned out the buoy had drifted almost a mile south and a little east so the yachts behind us were closer to it than we were. By the time we rounded it three or four boats had passed us. We made up some time on the next leg but then had a disappointing last leg to fall further behind. It was a disappointing turn of events but still fun. It takes quite a bit of wind to get Flying Eagle to really fly but she zipp
ed along pretty well. Afterwards we dropped Mom off at Shilshole and then went through the Ballard Locks on our way back to Flying Eagle's slip at Seattle Yacht Club. There is nothing quite like going through the locks on a sunny, Sunday afternoon--kind of a like a floating party sometimes with more than a little drama. We watched one sailboat coming out of the locks do so backwards. It's not too difficult to get turned around as many of us know from personal experience. Dom and I loved having the opportunity to get out on the water and the rendezvous at Port Madison was especially fun since a number of the couples there had been with us in Croatia two years ago.
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