After 11 days and 4500 miles of driving (from California to Grand Canyon to New Orleans to Miami to Charleston to Charlottesville) I got to St Mary's County with our new boat - fresh off the boat from New Zealand - to finally get down to some more training. The boat looks great and we can't wait to get it rigged and sailing ASAP. I got some good advice from buddies/US 49er sailors of mine in Florida; they know a ton about the boat and were real helpful. It kinda felt like that scene in Memphis Belle when the rookie pilots are picking the brains of the veteran crews to try and figure out how to survive flying B-17's over occupied Europe in WWII...ok maybe not the perfect analogy, but there are very specific techniques and rigging secrets that must be done to avoid unintended, expensive consequences.
We have an ambitious sailing schedule from now until February and we are excited to work hard and climb up the learning curve. Special thanks to our Dad for co-piloting the drive from New Orleans to Florida and for helping with the trailer box construction. I simply wouldn't have been able to pull it off without him.
-Zander
Stay tuned for training updates from SMC.
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