September 20, 21, & 22.
The forecast was 71 and mostly cloudy. Wrong again, fortunately for the part of me that had a desire to go sailing. The wind was stronger than usual, so Mia and I pushed A CENOURA to her edge, in the fun sailing conditions. We had enough wind to sail quickly out of the main channel at Redondo beach and north along the coast. The rail was not buried under the water but enough splashing threw pools of water to the lee side of the deck. On the way back we were abruptly cut-off but a 40’ trawler and changed our course to lessen the blow from their wake. Then sailing fast up the channel eventually passing the trawler under wind power alone. It was pretty sweet. We always comment on how comfortable it is to sail inside the harbor where it’s flat. Must be nice, for all those lake sailors.
When it came time to furl the jib, it was the most difficult I’ve experience - because the threads on the line snapped and we snagged. Evident by the photos, I pulled hard enough to break some of the line and get that sail rolled up.
That night, Mia’s friend, Kait, had us over for pizza and drinks and some spackling because she was moving out this weekend and had some holes to cover up. Fun times! We had a moment to celebrate my moms birthday by calling and singing Happy Birthday.
On Sunday it was again sunny and warm, there was offshore wind and 3-4 foot waves, so I got myself out of bed and walked to the Redondo break wall to surf. The combination of swell made for peaky, short-period waves, which are usually my favorite. You get the chance to catch more waves and some turn into really good rides. Also, it’s rare that the South Bay gets decent waves, so it was nice to take everything I’ve been doing at work in Huntington Beach and translate it here.
Then the errand was done for the new line. 60 feet, a slice, a knot and I was done. Probably one of the simplest yet most important fixes I’ve done on the boat.