Freitag, 12. Juni 2015
15012 Catamaran sailing
neill, 21:22h
This week we were on holiday in Portugal. On the beach they were hiring catamarans so we took one each day. The first and second day three of us took a boat out. The other two had not sailed before so the light winds and gentle seas were perfect to learn the basics. After these two days the two new sailors were really getting the hang of things.
On the afternoon of the second day we were also towed round the bay by a speedboat sat on a huge nlow up couching - "extreme couch surfing".
On the third day there were strong winds and rolling seas. Chris and I were out playing until he was frozen through. We were managing fast runs across the wind and at a steep angle to the waves which ensured we got soaked every time the catamaran dug into an extra large wave. It always seemed to be Chris taking the brunt of the cool Atlantic water.
On the last day Rhiannon also wanted to come out sailing so we split in to two teams of two. The two new sailors took out one catamaran while Rhiannon and I went out on the other. This gave us a great chance to appreciate the speed as we repeatedly met on opposing tacks driven by a strong offshore wind.
Photos are at https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOeB3yFvNYEDkk0i60fyjXAo31KuTUJ3AS41IAw and some more that only the family can see are at https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMMyVvX1h27hsXczmulAFtPO1VAbu5u3J5J_5_e
On the afternoon of the second day we were also towed round the bay by a speedboat sat on a huge nlow up couching - "extreme couch surfing".
On the third day there were strong winds and rolling seas. Chris and I were out playing until he was frozen through. We were managing fast runs across the wind and at a steep angle to the waves which ensured we got soaked every time the catamaran dug into an extra large wave. It always seemed to be Chris taking the brunt of the cool Atlantic water.
On the last day Rhiannon also wanted to come out sailing so we split in to two teams of two. The two new sailors took out one catamaran while Rhiannon and I went out on the other. This gave us a great chance to appreciate the speed as we repeatedly met on opposing tacks driven by a strong offshore wind.
Photos are at https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOeB3yFvNYEDkk0i60fyjXAo31KuTUJ3AS41IAw and some more that only the family can see are at https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMMyVvX1h27hsXczmulAFtPO1VAbu5u3J5J_5_e
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