Lake Havasu Pocket Cruiser event Feb 10 - 17, 2013

Here for the week. I am excited about getting to sail most of the week. It took about 7 hours to drive here from my house. At 55 mph towing the boat. No issues on the road, so just a long, slow trip. A little stiff this morning after the drive. Need to stretch out. It was a glorious sun rise.

Not much happening on the water today. I launched with no wind and messed about a bit before putting in. The engine would not work after I shut it off after coming out into the lake. I ended up rowing in to the shore by our room. First time I have rowed the boat. It acted fine and was not a problem to row after getting the hang of it.

The wind finally came up around 2pm. I tried to launch but the engine would not work Bad gas. I changed the gas and it started right up. Backed out of the slip, wind caught the stern and pushed me almost into the shore before I could get the engine up to speed to move the boat out. It was a lee wind blowing at 15-20 mph. That was exciting and I expect to see it on U Tube if anyone had a camera! Lol it was a mess. One of those things that you laugh about unless it’s happening to you. OK I did have a chuckle after it was all over and no damage was done. So, my boat is now safely beached in the cove. No more slips lol