Sunday 20th - Steve's first time

Honoured a long standing promise to take a friend of mine, Steve, for a sail today. Picked him up early from home and drove to the marina. Bright and sunny and F5 Westerly - got the boat ready and explained the motor controls to Steve and then shocked him by going to untie, asking him to motor Daislebee away from the pontoon. Trust indeed....

We motored down the harbour admiring the many different types of yachts and motor boats moored up.

Made our way up the Bosham Channel and picked up a mooring for a coffee and then got the sails up, putting in a reef to keep things relatively calm. Nice sail up to the main channel and then down the harbour. Popped out to sea and then back into East Head for lunch. Steve was particularly fascinated by the Moths that were buzzing around the harbour - are they sailing or flying......

We launched the dinghy and had a wind swept walk around the head before setting sail back to the marina.

A good day - next time try for less wind and more sun.