"If you can't tie a knot, tie a lot"

We just got back from an overnight sailing trip to Andrew's Bay with Joe and Audrey. We got off to a late start, but luckily had a southerly wind push us all the way to the bay. The wind was light, so we put up our drifter sail and got to have a leisurely sail full of laughs and good conversation.

Here is a picture of us going downwind with our drifter. It doesn't fit the boat perfect, but we bought it from someone for $100 which is super cheap for a sail! This sail is only used going downwind in very light winds. (photo credit Audrey)

My dad recently got us signed up for the 'Baja Haha'. It's a cruising rally from San Diego to Cabo beginning October 31st. The rally is in its 23rd year and has a reputation for being very laid back and fun! This picture shows the burgee flag that they just sent us in the mail, along with other pertinent information for the Baja Haha. (photo credit Audrey)

In the morning we woke up to a slightly stronger southerly breeze making it harder to get back home, but we were moving much faster, so in my opinion it was much more enjoyable. Overall, the trip was a great little final getaway with Joe and Audrey and I'll miss them so much! Really looking forward to coming back for the wedding already.

Here's a video Joe took of Epic under sail. Check out my sailing gloves that give +5 to sailing!

Tomorrow is our departure date! We plan on leaving as soon as we wake up and get some breakfast in us. Our first stop will be somewhere in Shilshole Bay in Seattle to get our watermaker serviced and ready to start making water for us. From there our next destination will be Lopez Island to visit some family friends. We won't make it all the way there tomorrow though, so we'll just have to find some protected bay to anchor in for the night.
After Lopez we'll probably play around in the San Juan Islands a bit more before heading up to Vancouver BC where I plan to get my next blog post published. Hope we get some steady winds and not too much rain!

Happy Sailors