John phoned me on a Friday night because he was in town for work on an unscheduled trip. GREAT TIMING, I said. Let's go sailing tomorrow.
We sailed out past Point Loma to do a 'dry run' for the upcoming Gray Whale season... it was a bit bouncy today. But as a bonus, John taught me how to use the cockpit reefing system on Mystic Star.
It was also the Saturday of 'Hot Rum Race #3', so we delayed our return until the race was nearly complete. This prevented us from dogfighting our way home through a race fleet of 100+ boats. The fleet of 100+ boats with black sails looked pretty ominous from off the tip of Point Loma.
Listening to the Hot Rum race chatter on VHF 69 was free entertainment- We heard (and later saw) one of the boats aground off Ballast Point (doh!)
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