Here we are at Toronto Island Marina.It was a 7 hour sail on a port tack all the way to Toronto. The marina itself was a disappointment as the slip assigned to us couldn't have taken a canoe, let alone us with a 9 foot beam thanks to a over sized power boat next to our slip. So we spent three days at a service dock....near the pump out station. We got harassed by the boat repair crew, who threatened to tow us out, I never said a word to them, my wife was polite tom a fault, but it never stopped the dirty looks we got for three days, until a slip opened up for us. Actually we were about to leave but the girl in the office begged us not to go because of the weather. And boy, am I ever glad we caved and stayed. It was a dirty, dirty day. We left the next day and it was a rough sail back due to 10 to 12 foot swells of our aft quarter, the absolute worst motion for me, a corkscrew that had me queasy for 8 hours. Alla in all a good vacation. I bought a tilley hat too.
4 comments:
Hey Guys, other than some dock difficulties, sounds like you had a great trip. Isn't it great being on the same tack for 7 hours without having to futz with the sails...I love that. Nice job.
So whats next? You still looking at bigger boats?
Still looking for a bigger boat, major problems with the co executor of the estate still. Top of my wish list is an auto helm now....lol
Very sweet of you to not mention that I fell asleep for the last half of the sail home and you had to solo sail...which you did wonderfully my love!!
All in all, it sounds like you still had a good trip. Marinas are allways the worst part of a sailing trip. But sometimes they can be a relief and a good time.
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