All the maneuvers of taking up/down the sails were done with Susie, so pretty much single-handed.
Total of 22nm in 4:40hrs.
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Gorgeous sailing day
After driving for 5 hrs on Friday thru the Weekend traffic, we had a gorgeous sailing day on Saturday. On Bft 4-5 winds and 1m waves we were able to do constant 6kn on a beam reach towards N. After ca 10nm we did a gybe and tried to heave to, which worked but the SOG was between 1-2kn. Unfortunately I didn't try to keep the boat 30° to wind, but it was rather on the beam, and also didn't watch if the speed was forward or sideways - homework for next time. We returned home on a close reach, while the wind came down to force 3-4. On the way back we had to avoid a couple of regattas taking place, it's incredible how fast the small boats can go!