Sailing the Fort Fremont reach

Today was the first day of spring, "or at least it felt like it". We had a great day out sailing in Beaufort with some great friends... We all met at the back-porch grill at the Port royal marina to have lunch. I went to prep the Yacht earlier that morning and found the battery dead. I new everybody was on the way and looking for a day on the water. I pulled the battery out and headed to Auto-zone and swapped out for a new one. The cool part is that it was under warranty. I love value added products.

As we were leaving the dock, the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club's was on the first downwind leg of the frost Bite regatta. It is so fantastic to see 12 or 15 big boys, spinnakers aloft fighting it out for a the for the first position rounding the first mark. One day I would like to have one of them cups on the mantel with my name on it.

Its hard to see in this photo so click on it and zoom in and you can see the big boats slugging it out.
My grandson Alex was a great help today. His inquisitiveness is really cool.It shows he has a genuine curiosity in sailing. There is nothing that warms my heart like this.

We were blessed to have some great friends in Chris and Michelle with us on this sail. They are frequent guest on the Yacht. We had lunch with them and after the sail we stayed up late playing cards and hanging out talking to 2:00 AM We miss them when they are not here. The are our next door neighbors.That hopefully will move in soon.  inside joke.

Alex was driving as I kept Heineken hydrated. Alex had a great day.

Marcia and Jim had a great day as well. Its always nice when they can make the sail with us.

 Cant waste till spring truly breaks. So we can sail with better weather. What a good day on the water. We may go on Sunday as well. Till then keep your dreams alive.
See ya in the next port.