We set sail for Florida Pool. The winds were a consistent 10-15 knot out of the SSE. "I'm hungry," Suz said as we entered Florida Pool. I scurried below, opened a cold Riesling, made a quick salad, sliced an apple and found a packet of Ritz crackers....a typical lunch while we sail.
A couple of glasses of wine and a little sun is all Suz needs for an afternoon nap. I sailed to the 107 bridge, tacked and sailed back across Florida Pool and back to Shaffer's Ford before Suz woke. Several sailboats were sailing across Spalding Pool. MAC II was among them! Dennis and Lois aboard MAC II spent 6 weeks driving to Alaska this summer. This was the first time we saw them at the lake since they returned. We sailed together and headed back to Florida with several other boat....Valhalla, Kokomo, MAC II and others.
It was 5 o'clock when we headed to Ski Cove and the evening raft-up. Myron and Terri aboard Endeavor had already anchored and was ready for us. We had a great evening cooking dinner and catching up with Dennis and Lois and Myron and Terri's adventures.
The moon was just rising over the eastern shore when Sandy and Tom sailed into the raft-up. Tom had spent the day reviewing an old boat in southern Iowa for Good Old Boat magazine. He reported a great sail with 15-20 knot winds.
We talked and laughed under the bright moon before finally heading to bed to dream of fair winds tomorrow.
Sunday morning broke bright and clear with a light breeze. We relaxed over breakfast and took a quick swim before weighing anchor and heading for a sail.
The winds did not disappoint us with a steady 10-12 with gusts to 22 knots. We made a quick pass across Spalding before heading to Florida Pool. In less than 3 hours we had sailed the 8 miles to the 107 bridge and back. Our only tack was to turn around at the bridge.
Good winds and good friends made it a weekend we will not soon forget.
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