North Channel SWS Cruise 2000
Page 2 - Sunday
Spanish Municipal Marina, Spanish, Ontario

A day of preparation and talk


 It rained through most of the night, and we didn't sleep well.  Awake at 7:00am, I walked around and took notice of the other boats there for the cruise.  There was the Blue Heron (Shearwater) Dean and Mary, Heron (Dovekie) Richard, Waterbed (Dovekie) Leo and Sandy, Sanity (Bay Hen) Ken, Zephyr (Martha Jane) John and Patty, and Time Enough (MacGregor 26) Bob and Carol.
           As the rain continued intermittently through out the day, we began to prepare for launch.  At this time we encounter the first problem of the day, the back canvas had a small tear in it.  Not a big problem, we had the back porch for the cruise.  A short time later the dodger followed suit, unfortunately this posed a bigger problem than the back canvas.  Ellen had come prepared with a tarp, and Nick also loaned us a second tarp.
           Problems out of the way, we rigged the sail and lifted the mast.  This was the first time I had ever lifted the mast.  I was surprised that it took only three attempts.  We launched the boat and waited for the weather to improve.  We heard from others in the group that some in the harbor were inquiring about the two teenagers with two kids in that little black boat.  Since our teenage years are quite a thing of the past, we found this hysterically funny.
              Due to the rain and unpleasant wind conditions the group decided to remain in Spanish for the day.  We rented a slip for the night and successfully rowed across the harbor.  To have our first row with strong side-winds gave us a little confidence.

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