Alyssa and I attended the second part of our 101 course. We again met at the Tyee Marina and were under a different instructor. He was a good teacher and reviewed our knot work on the boat. This time out we were on a 25 foot racing rigged keel boat called the Spire. We sailed well out into the bay.
Where the Puyallup river meets the sound we encountered a stark line where the brackish water met the ocean's salt water, turning from muddy brown to dark blue. Crossing back later we found that the motor toiled more the moment we crossed back into brackish waters.
We had fair wind and drilled heading up and falling away, further honing our trimming abilities. We went over right of way rules, safety and MOB drills.
Then the wind died off and we were in the doldrums and had to return under power.
We encountered curious seals who swam right up to the boat.
Near the marina the wind picked up and we got some good sailing in, heeling nicely in the racing boat but one of our fellow students wasn't too keen on it and kept easing out the main until the instructor let him know the boat was liking it. That same student lost his cool under pressure and went from laid back to jumpy and edgy for the rest of the trip.
Time on the water, about five hours.
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