The Kettlehakes first trip on Therapy.
It's hard to believe that the Kettlehakes had never been to Put-In-Bay. Dave grew up just an hour from here. Dave and Lisa are a lot of fun and asking them to join for a weekend on the lake was a no-brainer.
We arrived late Friday night at Herl's and were up until after midnight talking and drinking wine. The cold front had passed and the weather reports were calling for chilly nights and mostly sunny days. They were right on both accounts.
With the wind directly out of the north, Saturday morning's sail to PIB was difficult. Dave quickly got the hang of steering the boat and handling the sails. We picked up a mooring and went to Frosty's for some pizza and beer and to watch the Ohio State football game.
We arrived late Friday night at Herl's and were up until after midnight talking and drinking wine. The cold front had passed and the weather reports were calling for chilly nights and mostly sunny days. They were right on both accounts.
With the wind directly out of the north, Saturday morning's sail to PIB was difficult. Dave quickly got the hang of steering the boat and handling the sails. We picked up a mooring and went to Frosty's for some pizza and beer and to watch the Ohio State football game.
Dave proves that he will go swimming no matter what the temp is.
We did all the things that PIB newbies do. Pizza and beer at Frosty's.... check. Hoot and holler at the Mad Dog show at the Round House Bar... check. Take in the sights from the top of Perry's Monument.... check. We crammed it all into one afternoon. Wanting the escape the lights and noise of the Bay, we left our mooring and motored to Kelley's Island for the night. We joined the eight other sailboats anchored on the north side of the island where a gentle breeze blew from the south. Dave was determined to swim while the sun was still up and before the temperature dripped to the forecasted 48 degrees.
A couple bottles of wine and a moonless sky filled with a million stars made for great evening. Morning saw the wind quicken and the gentle breeze turned into a great-sailing 12 knot wind. We tacked a few times that morning as we made our way back to Herl's. Great sailing and sleeping weather all weekend made the Kettlehakes first trip aboard Therapy a good one.
A couple bottles of wine and a moonless sky filled with a million stars made for great evening. Morning saw the wind quicken and the gentle breeze turned into a great-sailing 12 knot wind. We tacked a few times that morning as we made our way back to Herl's. Great sailing and sleeping weather all weekend made the Kettlehakes first trip aboard Therapy a good one.