Monday, 26 August 2024

Too Windy


 Some sailors say it can never be too windy, but when you are learning, it certainly can. With the wind gusting to 30 mph +, we felt that we were not good enough to control the boat safely, so after 5 minutes, we came back in, put the boat away and watched others capsize and be thrown around.

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