January 16th,2005, Gregory Poeter and Mac King

Greg on the helm and mac having a beer


Mac King steering the RA


Greg and Mac upon arrival after a hard day at sea

Greg and Mack braved the blustery windy cold January day and decided to make the best out of it and go sailing. They were not one bit disappointed. RA performed superbly as she always does with heavy weather. She exceeded hull speed, under the Main and the staysail only. The wind was steady 25 with gusts up to 30 knots. Our speed was steady 6-7 Knots and peaked to 7.8 with the heavy gusts. Both young men had a great time. Here is what they wrote:

Fantastic trip, went out for a few hours to practice up our sailing, great boat, better captain, even better time. Can not wait to come back for a longer trip. Sorry about the furling line

Best,

Mac King and Greg Poeter