Sunfish in the sunshine
Up at my friend Lelia's uncle's place on the upper Patuxent for the weekend. We took a nice leisurely afternoon sail on his Sunfish. Light conditions prevailed, and I gave Lelia a lesson on the points of sail. At times the current was so strong relative to the wind we sailed upwind back and forth in front of the dock, and once I couldn't get enough forward momentum to swing the boat through a tack and had to gybe instead. We ultimately did get to take a little tour of the area, and headed in before the evening's forecasted thunderstorms.
We were sitting out on the pier after sailing enjoying the view as the storm rolled in, and watched a neighbor pull a bad gybe on his Hobie Cat, capsize, and get blown into the tall grass on the other side. Tim and I sprung into action and rode over on his powerboat to pull him back across the river. The neighbor was very appreciative of our assist, and thankfully the storms didn't arrive in earnest until after we had the boat packed away and had come inside for dinner anyway.