Friday, October 21, 2011

Sailing home...

Sailed the boat 'home' to Port Credit for the winter in EPIC conditions yesterday. We'd just had a storm blow through and the wind was still howling (30-40km) and the swell was 5-9ft at times.

Everyone who heard we were going thought we were crazy.

Wasn't as bad as all that...


Got there in record time. Here's our Navionics track:

Start Time: 11-10-20 1:50 PM
End Time: 11-10-20 4:15 PM

Active track info:

Distance: 13.1 NM
Total time: 2h 24'
Average Speed: 5.4 kts
Max Speed: 8.8 kts

Please note: 8.8 KNOTS on a Mirage 24! That's ridiculously fast.

The lesson?

Don't be afraid. Do what you need to do.

Naturally, I'm not saying do something 'stupid' or put your life at risk, the conditions required 'expert' sailing ability which I qualify for but, even so, it took balls to head out yesterday.

The end result was a really rewarding experience.

It's my belief that you'll find this true in your life as well as you do your best to 'get out there' and do it.

Best,

T

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