I'm home from day one of sailing. OW. Sailing small craft is for masochists. I'm banged up, all bruised and contused and abraded on my legs, torso, and head. Plus a small jellyfish sting on the wrist. But, wow. Crazy windy, but, wow.
Fittingly enough, Batman is on. Yes, I mean the shark repellent Bat spray Batman. The "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb" Batman. Excellent.
The one oddity of the day? I'm actually chilly tonight for the first time since moving to Baltimore, chilly and not one overly air-conditioned conference room around to blame. And I'm not sunburned-- and I'm not sure that it's thanks to my SPF 5000 sunscreen. Fall is on the way.
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For what it is worth, the Chesapeake is probably one of the hardest areas to sail on all of the east coast, on a large boat, let alone in a small craft. Add the dregs of a tropical storm and you have some genuine... seacred.
I know it is probably not the best place to ease into sailing, but if you can manage where you are, you can handle pretty much anything, and I hope it has been at least somewhat enjoyable for you.
-Styger
Oh, it was definitely a fun day. A somewhat painful, but ultimately fun day. We're using JY16s, so they're smaller and pretty tippy-- but we're learning both to skipper and crew.
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