Wild Ride

After completing the sale of our home, we headed out for the next part of our vacation.  Friday was pretty breezy, but we were heading downwind towards Rochester.  We left around 3:30 in the afternoon for an overnight trip, flying only the headsail.  After an hour or so, we rolled up part of the sail without really losing much speed.  It was a pretty wild ride, with 1-2 metre waves from behind.  We had moonlight until about 2:30 in the morning, then steered by the glow the of the city ahead.  We saw lots of lightning in the distance, but had no weather worries.


We sailed all the way to the Gennessee River with just that bit of our headsail, arriving in Rochester just before 7:00 am.  After checking into the country and a warm breakfast, it was time for a nap.  

Ajay picked us up in the afternoon for a visit to Webster.  On Sunday, we were able to return the favour by hosting Cathy, Ajay and Sara at the Rochester Yacht Club pool, and dinner at Schooners.