Thursday, August 9, 2012

Sailing

First mate and I just returned from a wonderful voyage through the Gulf Islands off the coast of BC.  We leased a 41 foot Hunter sailing vessel along with Jim , Karyn,  and Skipper Dave, a friend and experienced sailor, who showed us the ropes and taught us all about close hauling the jib. 





Our boat - we were upgraded to a 'bigger boat' after someone blew the engine on the one we signed up for.

 View while hiking at Telegraph Harbor, Thetis Island

We had beautiful sun and fair winds every day.  We saw many fascinating harbors, great restaurants, and met some interesting people (the RVers of the waves).  Here are a few more shots. 

It was a great way to enjoy the beauties of nature.  Hope we can all go someday.


2 comments:

LiNds said...

Gorgeous! Glad you guys had a fun and nice time. We were thinking of you! Yes we will have to all go on a sailing trip since the cruise was also AWESOME - meaning we like boats:)

woozie said...

That looks like a blast! I hope you guys can teach me how to sail sometime :)