Sailing "Thanks Dad"

We brought the boat over to the marina from the boat yard and got the mooring lines all adjusted. We then headed out for the first sail of the season. Winds were up and down and up and down, ranging from 9 to 28 knots.

Engine maintenance on our old Yanmar SB12
New high pressure fuel pipe.
New water pump impeller.
Inspected and Cleaned zinc.
First engine start of the season.

Flew our new headsail (new for us) for the first time. I bought it at Bacon Sails (www.baconsails.com) when I was in Annapolis for the Sailboat Show. They were running a show special with everything 20% off. I am very happy with the sail. It is a lot heavy dacron (5.5 oz.) compared to our old genoa meaning we can fly it with winds to 15 knots. Before heading out for the day’s sail we filled up the fuel tank and pumped out the holding tank in preparation for hauling the boat for the winter.

Took a road trip to the Annapolis Sailboat show. I’ve never seen so much sailboat related stuff in one place!