first sail

let me start from last night.
Owen's second night and he seems to have "the runs". Poor Owen, poor us. his kitty litter is in the head shower place. A perfect place for the pottie. we have a hood on it so it does not stink except for having a sick cat.
Soooo he is up all night and also he is playing and waking us up and playing some more. I have my yarn in the V berth and last night Owen took out all my yarn balls and knotted them in a mess. Today Ben and I have been trying to keep Owen awake! we were annoying him all day.
Ok...
Captian Pam, listened to the weather report - a fine day for a day sail. checked engine (oil etc.) battened down the hatch even though it was going to be a smooth sail with 5-10 knot winds I did not want to have a messy cabin if something happened. Ben asked if we had to batten down everything and I replied yes we will do as many smart precausions while we are learning it is good for practice. I checked the charts, water levels, diesel level, wrote in the log book, wind direction, place we intend to go, and anything else I could think of.
Ben and I are very compatable in how we support each other. I am the captain for now. We also speak the same language.
I have not sailed with my dad since 1997 and that was a weekend sail from Bayfield to bakers island. before that it was 1977 and 1982. It is just as I remembered it but now I am in a different position to analize the situation. we speak a different language but say the same thing. I'd say round this marker on the port, he'd say no the marker is on our starboard. same thing. I'd say we don't want to anchor here on a lee shore, he'd say no you want to anchor on the lee of an island. I'd say what is your heading, he's say, no you tell me the heading you want. He's say fall off - fall off... I'd say I am falling off it just takes this big boat a while to do that.
We practiced motoring too. pretending we were putting the baot in the slip.
here we come in to the harbour. my dad wanted to back in the slip a manouver i wont attempt until i have a calm day and no other boats around me. our overall length is 48 the channel between slips is probably 60 feet or so. he wanted me to drive it in backwards. ha ha ha not in this life time. but I said he could do it. we went down the channel and he had to spin the boat on a dime to move us in a backward position. he did an excellent job at being slow and just spinning. the wind was such that the boat kept spinning around and we found ourselve 360. so around again but this time he was too close at the bow where I was manning. I yelled 4 feet (close to the boat) 3 feet, 2 feet, 1 foot to impact... the boat kept going... he accidently did what I did the first time I drove the boat, he forgot to put the boat back in reverse before throwing the throttle forward... Ben was watching him closely and ran down threw it in nuetral and and slammed it in reverse full throttle back. the bow luckily by God's grace and hands went over the top of the stern of the boat and did not touch nothing, i sat at the bow and touched the boat with my toes. phew.... then Ben did another good thing... another boater asked if he wanted help and he said YES! last time he had declined the offer. but now he knew to say yes, these boats are big and you can use all the help you can get. and obviously we are new. We would help anyone too. plus they want to profect their boat too. it was hair raising to me.
Once again I give up being captian and we get in trouble. I would not have backed it in. oh well, he did an excellent job spinning us for the most part. it is a mistake like me we won't do again. I am super careful.

Ok i'm getting windy again.
later we all went swimming in the pool here where I looked into my husbands eyes and saw pure love. He was very proud to be sailing with me and I him. (hey Dave Solberg Ben only brought his Man-thong along for a swimming suit he forgot his other one at home ha ha ha.... he just looks european)

Before we left this morning I prayed for safety... amen... thank God
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good night all my friends!
Captain Pam
ps Ben and I are reading through Acts this summer.