Note the empty space where Moontide sat for the last three years... Huzzah!
 Okay, they're up. Now what? On September 18th, we motored from Pirate's Cove to Hayden Island Marina on the Columbia, giving MT her first real excursion since 2011! Crew included Skipper Michael, Admiral Gabrielle, Helmsman Fred Pfhaler, and able-bodied sea-persons Kim Caron, Hans Kerstetter, and Allison Bennett-Rice. Clearing the Multnomah Channel and beginning our run down the Willamette, we raised sail with great expectations. Mainsail up! Genoa loosed and unfurled! Mizzensail hauled away! Every-thing looked good. But there was no wind. Nil. Nix. Nada... Alas. So, we left everything up, and practiced tacking a few times while under power, in hopes that a breeze might stir out on the Columbia. "Pretend there's wind, and the boat's heeled over. We're headed for the bank there and we need to turn..." Fortunately, our crew had great imaginations, and joined in the exercises wholeheartedly. |
Allison and Fred 'hang on' as Kim hauls in on the port jib sheet! No wind!
We turned west on the Columbia River and motored downstream for almost an hour, hoping to actually sail, but apparently neither Zephyrus, nor Favonius felt inclined to oblige.
As the afternoon grew long in the tooth, we turned back upstream, past the Willamette, had a pleasant swing past the railroad bridge, passed under the I-5 bridge and docked at Hayden Island Marina. All in all, an uneventful voyage.
Not a bad thing, for the first time out.
Now, time for OWSA parties and Pirates! Yar!
As the afternoon grew long in the tooth, we turned back upstream, past the Willamette, had a pleasant swing past the railroad bridge, passed under the I-5 bridge and docked at Hayden Island Marina. All in all, an uneventful voyage.
Not a bad thing, for the first time out.
Now, time for OWSA parties and Pirates! Yar!
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