Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday night

We awoke early, loaded the truck and drove up to Saugatuck to the boat.  It wad windy from the West.  Lots of loads of clothes, food, electronics, etc.  I am tired by now but no relief.  Time for the sails – so we put them up.  In total the weigh about 100# but the heaviest is about 50# and we started with the roller furling headsail first.  Then the inner staysail which is club footed.  We finally ended with the main sail and this was the toughie.  The wind was up and we missed the boom track twice but finally succeeded in getting it all together.  Late in the evening we raised the main and tied in the first and second reefs.  We should be already to go.

 Out slip is 5′ 6″ deep and we are nearly striking the bottom.  So, we complained and received a deep water slip but it is at the end of a long pier – the center one – so now we will be slip 153 which is a port side position.  In some respects this is a plus as the reverse gear tends to walk the boat to port so it will pull towards the dock.  However if the wind is from the South it pushes you towards the dock and makes exiting doubly hard.  At least we have 8′ depth and will not strike bottom this year.