Learning the ropes
Last Wednesday I was invited to hit the Ottawa River on a catamaran, as two veteran skippers from the Kanata Sailing Club gave me a quick lesson in tacking, capsizing and steering. The weather was gorgeous and I had a great time. You can read my story about it here.
Here’s a few photos from the afternoon, taken by Blair Edwards.
Jib, daggerboard, sheets were a few mariner terms I learned.
Man overboard: practicing rescues
A capsize drill
I hung off the side of the boat ...
... and controlled the rudders.
This shot is by moi. I like.
For more photos, go here.
Cheryl
Ryan said,
July 2, 2009 at 10:46 am
Sweeeeeeeet…. man I wanna go windsurfing.
Jason said,
July 4, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Very nice! I think catamarans are so cool, and would love to try sailing one sometime. And, I’m with you Ry – I wanna go windsurfing!