Well its that time of the year. Time to put the boat on the hard and prep it for winter. So far have the water system engine winterized.

Still pending

winterize the head and the shower pump
dry out the bilge
Remove the canvas and do the repairs
pack up all the food and remove it
Put the supports up for the tarps and put the tarps on

that has got to be more than one weekends work :(

That is the price of  owning a boat

I have also applied to the Midland bay sailing to save some money.
They have wed racing as well that would be a hoot :)

Looking forward to boarding season now

Can someone please tell me where all the nice weather that environment canada promised for the fall went?
Oh don't tell me it was only during the week ..the weekends have been way to wet to sail. If you haven't  check the weather for the long weekend its going to be F...ing cold good for pre haul out maintenance :)....I hate this time of the year.... did we not just launch???????    :(..... the seasons between sailing and snow boarding spring and fall   :(  ok I'm finished, off to do Saturday chores.... car wash ....return a backup drive again   take my board and boots in to get the bindings fixed and laundry ..have a good weekend...cross your fingers for some nice sun tomorrow and a little wind

• STRONG WIND WARNING IN EFFECT

• WATERSPOUT WATCH IN EFFECT

Forecast

Think I will stay home today ......

FYI

Looks like it will stay south of the bay for most of the weekend.

 So be careful and have fun out there  :)

Sweet way to handle your Asymmetrical Spinnaker. Check out the video.

I think the price is similar to a sock

Profurl

Had a great weekend of boating with old friends. I do mean old, we have know each other since the 70's they were throwing around 40 years but I refused to believe them. Anyway had some great weather and an awssum sail back to the marina on Sunday, with 10-15 knots of wind and lots of tacking. Didn't take any time at all to train them to grind and trim lol.
Looking forward to additional time off when rogers decides to walk me out because I am now employed by their competition. I will head back up north for a few days of R and R. Today would be a good day to provision and tomorrow would be a great day to head out on the next adventure. :)

73's

Well the last leg of the journey 2 weeks apx 300 nautical miles and lots of sailing and fun. A good vacation overall