Canada Day long weekend

Happy Canada Day! We spent it at SYC; in the morning Sebastien did some repairs and in the afternoon we took out the laser. The wind dropped and the sky was getting pretty dark (setting itself up for the traditional Canada Day downpour) so Thomas and I towed the laser with Seb and Liam back to the club safely. Then we went for a nice swim to cool down, and once we got back, that’s when the sky ripped open! But it stopped raining in time for the supper BBQ, which was great fun.

A little bit pf photo fun with the lighthouse the boys helped paint last week.

 We went out to the mooring balls and got a great spot to watch the fireworks. We had 2 other boats raft up with us, and Liam even got to try our neighbor’s  vacuum (yup he still loves to vacuum)!  The waiting game was made a little interesting by tracking a pretty good storm with thunder and lightning; it essentially went around Long Sault and kept on its way. Thanks!  The fireworks were really good, but we all thought they were a little shorter than usual. Budget cuts are everywhere I guess…

The night was peppered with a few episodes of indigestion for Liam (not cool on a boat), upset stomach for Sebastien, and strong winds. So we made it back to our slip in the harbor, and slept the rest of the night quite comfortably.

On saturday morning all seemed fine, so Sebastien hit the laundromat (must have a clean Coco Lapin) and we got ready to head out for the Borland race upriver to Crysler Park (Upper Canada Village). Forecast was calling for 15-20 knot winds so we were looking forward to a great sail, but we weren't racing since we left well after the rest of the fleet. 

More like 20+ knots… We finally left around 11:30 and made it up the very difficult cut under sail, tacking like mad, we worked so hard, but we made it! And right when it widens and we were in good shape the foresail ripped. And unlike more modern boats, our power is in the foresail, not the main. So rather than motor up, we decided to head back to SYC. 

The sail is a goner :( But there may be an opportunity for a good deal on a sail so fingers crossed….in the meantime, Seb went home to get the other set of sails Saturday night.

Dimanche

Quelle magnifique journée! De la belle voile le matin, de la belle visite pour diner (Marjo, Pierre et Amelie) et une sortie de voile en apres midi que je qualifierais de rien de moins que parfaite. Environ 15 nds de vent, du beau soleil, magique. Et Whisper aime beaucoup ces voiles qui etaient les voiles de rechange, et qui maintenant sont les voiles principales, puisque nous partons dans 3 semaines. Ça sent les vacances et on a bien hâte!