[Rhodes22-list] Sailing at 104!

[John Lock]

Degrees not years... although I hope to do both :-)

Usually when the temps get over 90 or so, we don't have much 
wind.  But a shift of the high pressure ridge to the west yesterday 
brought northerly winds without relieving the temps.

So, we packed up the cooler and headed out for an evening dinner 
sail.  Our course was also to the north, so we tacked  back and forth 
alternating between almost 4kts or rock-n-roll on the wakes going nowhere.

It was like sailing into a hair dryer, but definitely preferable to 
the yard work that went undone.  After a 2-hour sail, we found a 
quiet cove and anchored for sunset.  We cooled off with a swim (more 
like a float) and enjoyed a great fried chicken dinner on that nifty 
cockpit table (bless you Stan!)

As we were cleaning up, the wind did a 180 shift around from the 
south for the trip back.  As it was getting late and the crazies were 
still out, we elected to motor back rather than another 2-hour beat 
in the dark to get home.  No matter, it still beat doing the yard work.

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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