San Carlos April 2006

April 2006

Work Yard







I spent about a week in the work yard doing various minor maintenance projects on the boat.  I had the yard personnel do some work on the rudder.  I was able to stay in the boat each night while there.  It was better than sleeping in the back of the truck out behind the dune on the beach.









The boat is finally in a slip at Marina San Carlos.  Believe it or not, I didn’t hit anything on the way in.










Aren’t I beautiful?  This is on one of my first sails in the boat.  We are just outside the entrance to Bahia San Carlos.















Who is steering?  It is the Raymarine Autohelm 3000, of course!  The blue line on the deck of the cockpit is attached to ME!  I wear an inflatable life vest with a built-in harness that I attach to the blue tether to keep me on board while sailing single handed.









Single handing just outside of Bahia San Carlos.  The peak in the distance is Tetras de Cabras (goats teets).  I have a single reef in the mainsail.  The orange line on the left is one of the jacklines that I install while single handing.  When I have to go out on deck, I unclip the tether from the eye in the cockpit and attach it to the windward jackline.  Should I trip or slip this should keep me on board.