Century Club: Sage Leone
7am bright and early for Ghostie and the Pony!
My first capsize on a 420 in weeks! Both dry, which is the first time I've ever managed that!
Relegated to a Merc thanks to the wetsuit requirements for a 420 - but took out a spinakker with Madi again!
After official Wednesday night racing ends, they switch to "Rouge Racing", which just means no RC and a less official start/finish for pursuit racing in the inner harbor. Also sailing after dark.
Sunset today was 6:15 and that's about when we started our race, meaning we sailed into the sunsent, and once again under the beautiful recently full moon. Another windy night, and we were wimps about the spin on our second downwind leg, loosing us our place in the top of the pack. Then chips and cheese and crackers on the sail home!
420 days! Monday and Tuesday are the last two warm days forecast, AND they came with wind. Dipped out of work early and got on the water with Adrian both days. Maybe it's just the wind masking our mistakes, but I think we're getting better, or at least more confident, at our roll tacking!
Two epic water sports today!
In the morning, I went with Raiden to Lavender Lineup, a surfing community to expand access to LGBTQ+ and BIPOC surfers. A little cheating since I am in neither community, but I drove Raiden, who is! It was an absolute BLAST. Waves were about 2 feet high, I was on a soft-top longboard, and I was catching waves left and right. The leaders were around giving people tips, and I have learned that I 1. paddle too early, and 2. popup WAY too late. About 1.5/2 hours surfing in a wetsuit, and by the time I got out I still had ice cubes for toes, but it was beach day weather, so I warmed up pretty fast.
Then, I booked it home to hop on Pinchy for an adventure to Peddocks. They were planning to spend the night (along with the other Savin Hill fams and their kiddos), but Kathy and Rick on Muddler were coming back at night. It was a beautiful warm day to hang out on the beach, get a final harbor swim in, and sit by a bonfire, then a full moon to light our way home!