{"id":257,"date":"2013-08-18T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/18\/single-handed-sailing\/"},"modified":"2020-03-31T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:59:09","slug":"single-handed-sailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingthanksdad.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/18\/single-handed-sailing\/","title":{"rendered":"Single-handed sailing"},"content":{"rendered":"

18-August-2013
\nOn Saturday my wife and I went sailing with friends and their 2 daughters. The day was beautiful, sunny, warm with temps into the mid 70\u2019s. Wind speeds were about 8 knots and waves around 1 foot. A good time was had by all.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Friends…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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…and their daughters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

On Sunday I did my first single-handed sailing. I had a couple of small onboard projects to take care of then set out about 2:00. The weather was identical to Saturday\u2019s. I had to work real hard to get permission from my wife to go out single-handed. She was sure she would become a widow. I promised to wear my life vest and a harness. There were no problems, only sun and fun.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Life vest, harness and tethered to the boat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Great day for a single-handed sail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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