Basic Navigation with Vern

On May 13^th we met up with Vern and fellow students, James and Collin, at the BHSC launch at 9:00am for the Basic Navigation course. We sailed around the harbor islands for the day on a Pearson 26. As we approached Hull Gut, with Collin at the helm, Ramon and I shared with him our two experiences traversing the gut against its strong contradicting currents and winds. We warned him to of its rocky shore line and narrow passage and did our best to prepare him.... for what turned out to be utterly unremarkable! No discernible cross currents and no winds to fight against!

We returned under Long Island Bridge on a broad reach. A run would have been a more direct tack to our mark, but the winds were shifty, increasing the risk of an accidental jibe. Once on the other side, we did complete a controlled jibe and safely headed back. We moored back at BHSC before 6:00pm.

                                                                                 Ready to Set Sail