Monday, July 20, 2009

Windalier Summer Shakedown




The 57' S&S yawl "Windalier" enjoyed an extensive spring overhaul at Haven Harbor Marina and was just splashed. My daughter Chandlee Taylor and I were invited to join owners Thad&Renee Bench and regular crew members for a day sail (Rock Hall to Annapolis) to check out the new running rigging, prop,prop shaft, and hull sides paint job. We left Rock Hall in a gentle West North-Westerly which built to about 16 knots true by the time we were sailing under the Bay Bridge. This gave us a power reach with four sails drawing and another wonderful sail on "Windalier" with great company. We slipped the boat at the National Sailing Hall of Fame Docks and the crew spent a remarkably comfortable evening aboard (this is July in Annapolis!)
Pictured at the helm is Chandlee Taylor w/ Renee to windward and Thad to leeward.