Last Sunday, my daughter and I were joined by our friends, and my salty dog sailing mentor, my wife's uncle. A beautiful day. We motored out the estuary and it always takes an hour to get to a sail worthy location where it widens by Coast Guard Island. Then I worked the port winch and Uncle Salty the starboard one, while my buddy took the wheel. The wind was modest at best. We only sailed for a half hour or so, but we navigated around a container ship being tugged in a circle to turn around. I took the wheel as we squeezed by, and I learned one important lesson. That tug boat prop wash will slide a 35' sailboat sideways 10' in a heartbeat. We were pretty close to a NOAA ship in dry dock, but bough room to maneuver around.
Then we returned, sealed up the boat, and went to Quinn's Lighthouse restaurant and bar. A bit of a wind (ironically) meant it was chilly on the upstairs balcony. But the food and company was good. A fun day.
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