Sunday, 1 September 2002

Eh?

I'm sorry. No seasandfun-report-with-pics today either. I spent the whole day (10:00-20:00h) on a sailboat with a couple of friends. I got up at 8:00 this morning (on a SUNDAY!!!) for this. It was great fun even though the wind wasn't really on our side. It came in gusts instead of just blowing constantly. It would've been neat to be able to go faster from time to time but that didn't ruin our day at all. What bugged me more was my wet backside (the boat had a little leak which allowed just enough water in that my butt was pretty soaked, and most of all COLD, by the time we got back.

Somehow I ended up being responsible for the whatever-the-english-name-for-the-little-triangular-sail-you-have-in-addition-to-the-main-sail-is which involved a lot of pulling of ropes whenever we made a turn or sailed close to the wind. All of this happened quite often so I ended up pulling at those ropes almost all the time. It was fun and I got quite good at it after a while (one of the guys who sailed with us thought I had sailed before because I handled those ropes so "expertly" ;) I haven't sailed before though. I must be a natural :). But now my hands are sore. Next time I'll wear gloves.

I also still have this phantom feeling of still being on a sailboat. It gets worse when I close my eyes. It's a good feeling but it makes it a little hard to concentrate on other stuff. This is why I'll be going to bed now and sail some more in my mind :)

  Posted by Edda at 23:39 CET