Super Moon

[Captain Kidd]

Forecast was good: clear skies, 7 mph breeze, temps moderating however so slightly and less than 24 hours til the supermoon.

The nice thing about a smaller boat is less time rigging etc. And not as strenuous. You can go out if you only have a few hours, which I had last night. So I went for it.

Got to the ramp at 7:00 - about 2 hours til sunset. I rigged in the shade of a hill and trees - hardly broke a sweat - and launched. Had a little trouble getting away from the ramp with an onshore breeze. I normally just hop in at the ramp and go. Here I had to pull my boat out to the end of the pier. Now I know. Puttered around waiting for the sun to set.

Here she goes:

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A few minutes later the super moon rose:

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With no lights on the boat, I hung a lantern from the boom. Might not be "legal" but there wasn't much traffic on the water. I had a good flashlight as well.

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I enjoyed the sight and tranquility for a few minutes and headed back to the ramp. Retrieved and derigged by the light of the lamp posts - still watching the full moon.

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A nice, howbeit short, outing.

BTW: I sewed a cover for my rudder with some left over sunbrella that I had. The tarp doesn't cover it and we all know what the sun will do to any exposed surface.

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[Doug SC]

I enjoyed the photos. Thanks!