Sailing in the Smoke of a Hundred Fires
West 5 - 10 Kts. Smoke from all of the forest fires in the province obscured the sun.
I managed to get out for Wednesday night racing. I don't race but I like to be out sailing when all the boats from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club are racing.
The wind was light and variable until I approached Plumper Passage. Then it was quite fresh and exhilarating. I sailed under main and jib and was quite comfortable.
A strange thing happened when the wind picked up. I managed to get my jib sheet caught on one of my port side turnbuckles. The pin ring actually pierced the sheet and prevented me from tacking. I had to come up into wind in order to free the sheet.
Ironic because I started off with rigging tape around all the rings when I attached them to the turnbuckles but later removed the tape because I was worried it was trapping water. Of course the literature suggests using the tape to avoid damaging your sails. But I never thought the sheet would get hung up.
Catching up with the fleet on 'race night'
It would be sunny and hot if not for all the damn fires burning in the province.
Sun setting on the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.
