Sailing Bug Alert

We actually had our first guests out sailing on SVCerridwen. We had the Cap’n’s  Dad and Nora come to town to visit, and they got here early so we took them for an afternoon sail. We sailed out to San Pablo Bay, and sailed wing~on~wing most of the way back. Dad was at the helm for the most part, and he loved it. You better watch out Nora, I think he got bit by the sailing bug while he was here. Yea Dad had a blast. We had a great visit. Dad brought his little girl Calli, she seemed to enjoy the sail too. Roxi and her sat together for awhile, they were cute. 

  While Dad was at the helm, I actually got to handle some sheets and canvas, which I usually have the helm, while the Cap’n works the winches. The sheets are the ropes that hold the tip of the sail, ran to winches, and canvas is the sail itself. Thanks Nora and Dad, we had a blast.

  We had a whole nother day, so the Cap’n put me to work on the bungs, after he finished putting the rest of the rail on the countertop. The Bungs are little pieces of wood cut to fit in screw holes, so the wood looks finished. And that is what you call a ‘bunghole’. It is not what I have always thought a bunghole was. hahaha. You find one that fits snug in the hole, rub varnish on it, and put it in the hole and give it a couple of bonks with the hammer, sand it down, wipe with varnish, *one of the reasons we chose the ‘rubbed effect’ is that it doesn’t show touchups*, then let it dry. You don’t realize how much you touch something until you varnish it. 

  We are loving being on the water again. We are having the time of our lives. So this is living the dream, not living paycheck to paycheck, been there, done that, I hope I never have to do it again.

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