Flying Scot Midwinters 2013, Day 3

Sarasota Midwinters Day 3

Well, where to begin...the wind howled through the night and there was some difficulty sleeping, and the wind continued this morning, where Jeffrey was heard saying, "I was going to go fishing, but I can't stay standing up on the sea wall." Amy returned the s'more ingredients, as it ended up being too cold last night to stay outside and grill and eat. We had been picked up by Ryan to join the "folks in the house" (with whom we stayed last year) for dinner.
Amy, Dave and I discussed how to photoshop best RV dog, Lilly, into a picture depicting Amy flying her as a kite. Then it was discussed what game would be chosen for game day. We have scrabble, dominoes, boggle, cranium, and jenga to choose from.
Larry Taggart: "There are white caps on the pool" he and Carrie decided to visit the Myakka River State Park today, turns out to be a good call.
Postponement (again) as we listened on the radio to the RC take wind readings for 2 hours (poor Dave, poor Lainie, poor Bob) while we anxiously awaited the cue to hop in the boats and go! There was a lull predicted and I believe the RC was waiting for the perfect time to send us out to play. Finally, the sign was given and we left the dock, the wind seemed a little light for the 3 of us on the rail, but it remained choppy enough that we thought we could hang in there if it lightened a bit. First we heard some wind readings (we were paying attention to RC on the radio) that scared us, "Avg. 8.1, gusting to 10" YIKES! Then we heard numbers that helped us relax, and made us think we had a chance, "Avg. 11, gusting to 16" PHEW said the boat with 3 people on it. The RC was hoping to start a race in a few minutes, then...their anchor started dragging and she felt that it was time to send the sailors back to the dock. Boo. The wind had picked up again by then and the wind readings were at the highest during the sail in.
Tonight was BBQ at the club and more beer. Dave, aka "Keg Boy" keepin' it flowin' all week long. The Salty Dog is also popular for long pours of vodka for Paul A.
Tomorrow promises to be what those of us who normally sail with 2 have been looking for all week. The computer has been teasing us with 8-10 on Friday and we are really looking forward to it as the resident crew whore (Kim) floats from sitting between Ryan and John, back to the Piggy sitting next to Dave where she belongs. Tune in to see what happens!!