Khiem was down from Sydney and yesterday turned out to be the only day we could get out for a sail. Liem his son, who is a keen dinghy sailor, came with us and helmed ably for most of the trip over to Williamstown and back. Gerard launched his Hartley ts14. Peter was going to get out but pulled the pin after looking at the forecast. Federico was out in his Impulse with a couple of AYC boats, tho we only saw them as we were coming back in.
It was a grey, choppy day, wind around 15 knots Southerly, but it seemed to build up some decent swell, particularly off Breakwater Pier and off Williamstown Beach. I was running to help Gerard, then with multiple people on board I was twisting to get the engine up and out of the way. Somewhere in there my back went haywire. Coming home, I could not get out of the car, I just couldn't lift my leg to get over the door sill. I also managed to get my hand caught in the engine raising mechanism. So I am feeling a bit sore and sorry for myself.
Somehow, sailing with other people seems to bring distractions. Rewards too, but on balance I am coming to think the Steve Early/Webb Chiles model is what suits me best.
Khiem made a nice video, though I hate seeing myself on video. Oh well ...
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