On Sunday (5-October-14) my brother and I had a excellent sail. Before heading out we stopped at the marina’s fuel dock and filled up the fuel tank and pumped out the holding tank. Weather was pretty good with temps kind of cool in the low 50’s, waves were in the 1-3 foot range and winds were 10-15 knots with gusts to 25. Had to put a reef in the main sail and let out the work jib a bit. Our fastest speed was a new record at 7.7 knots for a short while. Hull speed for the boat is 6.4 knots. 
A little spray over the bow
Enjoying a snack of Utz Crab Chips. Can’t get these delicious morsels in Illinois. Have to have them specially imported from the PA/MD area. 
Rail in the water
Rail in the water again
6.0 knots on a beam reach with 1 reef in the main. Not bad for our Contest 29
I used the “Slow Motion” feature on my iPhone a bit to capture the action and made a separate video.