the start of the sailing lessons
You might remember from September that we never got to take our sailing lessons last year. This year we made sure to book in early-ish and yesterday we took the first of the lessons. The way it's set up, you do a two hour class called "shore school" where you go over some basic terminology and the basic principles behind how sailing works, how to tack, etc. So while I couldn't actually tack, dock the boat, or do anything like that, I can tell you what it means when the jib is luffing and that it's not possible to sail into the wind. At least that's something :)
We didn't make it to the bonus sail that they did after the shore school session, but we're both very much looking forward to getting out there on Lake Union in the next couple weeks and learning how to do things ourselves...
Stay tuned for more updates on how the lessons go and how we get on with the sailing. And if you're out on Lake Union and there's an out of control sailboat coming out you with someone talking like a pirate, don't worry - just give some us extra space until I get the hang of it :)