When we left Bremerton, we had to sell our 25 foot boat. It was a good boat. I miss it.
We were still able to bring our dingy but we don't use much now. Our family is too big, and it is too slow for Jonny.
So when we came to Arizona, Jonny found a 16 foot catamaran. It is fast and fun. You can get wet, so you only want to sail it in good weather. So that what does that mean for here? Well Winter is OUT! The lakes are frozen, if not frozen, the water is still way too cold. They don't really warm up until May. But then the wind is blowing constantly. 25-50 miles an hour is way too much for this little boat. Then when the wind stops the monsoons start. So you have a few hours in the morning before the lightning starts. I don't know about you, but I'm not very fond of sailing in a thunder storm. Once the monsoons are over the wind starts again and everything cools off again. We end up with a few good days a year, some of which Jonny doesn't have to work.
Yesterday was one of them. Jonny took me, just the two of us, sailing. It was great. A warm wind was blowing. The direction changed a lot, but it was steady. Jonny had rigged up a trapeze so I got to hang out over the edge. It was so much fun. Having the trapeze made the boat more stable and we could go a lot faster than I had before. Then the only problem was that we ran out of water quickly. We need a bigger lake!! But a fun, fun day.
