Early evening sail with a neighbor -- bliss

Expected winds of 8kts and got 12knots, so had a boistrous upwind ride with my neighbor, who steered while I handled the sheets.  Wonderful run up to Sherwood Forest, going up to 5.7 knots, and then over to Mark N, back to V, over to B, and then downind home.  Dowsed the genoa and had a beer.  Although boatspeed dropped from 4 to 2 knots, it was blissful to watch the sunset with the boat gliding along.