Tanzer 16 -- A little cruise up Budd Inlet -- July 23, 2015 Truth is I only bought the Tanzer to race on Thursday nights. But it has been such a nice little boat that Tony and I decided we need to go out just to poop around Budd Inlet. It is a couple miles wide and about six miles from the Marina to the light on Doffelmeyer Point at Boston Harbor.
Our racing is mostly confined to the southern portion--an area of less than 4 square miles so this was a nice chance to kick back, drink a beer, and see what the wind wanted to do. The Tanzer turned out to be an excellent little daysailer. Plenty of room for two or three adults--four would really be pushing it. We enjoyed a light southerly wind all the way out and even hoisted the spinnaker. With only 1-5 knots of wind the sail was easy to handle, and just for fun, we practiced gibing. A couple of harbor seals kept us company.
Talk about lucky. The wind died; we ate lunch; the wind filled in from the east. Two tacks to travel six miles on a close reach. We only used the motor to dock because we could--we almost always sail into the docks. A good day; a good little daysailer. Easy to handle and roomy.
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| Spinnaker up and pulling (not our number). |
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| Solid line is morning track out. Dashed line is afternoon track home. |
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| Tony spent much of the day driving, and I crewed for him. |
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