Sailing Grace: Reefing Conditions, Patient Wife

Two days with high temps and high winds meant we sailed reefed one day, and on the following day took advantage of the simple rig to motor out in the 30k gusts, anchor out and swim.

After the front passed through there was much cooler and calmer weather for a sail out onto Lake Michigan.

This was the first use of the reefing rig since my participation in the Elbow Run. Here is the video on the reefing rig for my non-standard gaff rig:

https://youtu.be/nCM6nhI-oqk?si=DCB6IIb4zLkLOZlq

And here is the Elbow Run video:

https://youtu.be/4-QGacyzN3M?si=8rL4OSjYjdEuXU4l

Celebrating our 45th anniversary on the 45th parallel...

Part of the series Sailing Grace and Sailing These Homemade Boats by Doug Rudy