Autumn fun on the upper Chesapeake

Posted by steelerector1986@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 8 comments

I've spent nights underway, but I've never set the hook & slept aboard before - so this weekend we fixed that! Had a chill and relaxing Saturday afternoon grill & sail out to the anchorage at Still Pond where we cooked up some steaks and enjoyed a few good beers and great company. Sunday's sail home was a great experience builder, as we sailed the boat in higher winds than I'd had it before (12-15kts, gusting to 20), and in a fairly tight river channel. I got to pull a reef in while sailing for the first time, got the rail wet for the first time(surprisingly, the kids loved that part), and pulled off a clean slip entry with a stiff crosswind. All in all, a dream weekend on the boat!