Twilight sailing on Botany Bay

[khiemtran]

Thursday day night and I had a little patch of water in front of the Captain Cook Bridge all to myself...



In other news, I had my first accidental capsize... getting into the boat! It's a bit tricky climbing into a dinghy when there's a bit of wind around and I managed to tip it within seconds of jumping in. At least I could just stand up afterwards, the water was barely knee-deep. Only catch was getting the boat deep enough into the water that I could right it.

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[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

:P First time for everything. And as you said, at least the water wasn't deep. Probably wasn't that cold either, was it?

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

No, no that cold. Although I was still wearing a short wetsuit. The worst part was the indignity of capsizing right in front of the sailing club, which probably caused great amusement to anyone watching...

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Having capsized it, is it hard to right it again?

--and did you make it into that golden light, once you were back in the boat?

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Having capsized it, is it hard to right it again?

It's not if you tip it while getting in, like I did. Because then you need to wander forlornly through the waves, dragging the boat on its side, looking for enough water to get it upright again. (Once it's actually floating, you can use the centerboard as a lever and it will flip up by itself. If it's lying on the sand, it's just about impossible to lift the mast by yourself.)

--and did you make it into that golden light, once you were back in the boat?

Actually, I did, at the very end. A little while after those photos were taken, the sun was a bit lower and all the waves turned orange. Unfortunately, by that point, I'd already come to believe that my camera battery was flat (actually it wasn't, I must have just misread the screen) and I'd put it away.