But still too damn warm for a fire. Breeze mostly W and SW around 6 to 12 kts. Sunday it started to breeze up a bit after I left and I did something I’ve never done on Sjogin, tucking in a reef while hove to. I set up the tack and clew lines and topping lift, eased the halyard and tied down the tack. Even with most of the drive taken out of the main she stayed hove to on the same tack. This allowed me to go aft, set up the clew and tie in the reef pennants. Not quite as pretty as when it’s done with the sail down but it looked a lot better than I thought it would.
After hanging out by Reedy Creek for a while I had a nice quick reach back to Beaton’s.
Ready to leave Saturday morning.
Reading a collection of L. Francis Herreshoff writings while hove off Reedy Creek on Sunday. The photo is of his classic lap strake double paddle canoe. The story is about an overnight stay on the Dry Salvages, a small rock island off Marblehead. Classic fulminations from the Skipper.
The heat is finally leaving and it looks like Saturday morning will require a fire and tea.