Wife/Husband Championship 2010, Friday

October 8, 2010
Friday, practice day

The Fairfield Inn does a lovely breakfast, and prepared us well for the day.

9:40 am The Haywards send the children off with Aunt Lori and Gramma Julie and follow us to Lake Norman. We are excited to see the lake and set the boats up and go sailing!

or not.

1:15 pm Ate lunch at the gazebo near where we have staked out our real estate for the weekend. No wind yet, but the boats are set up and in the water. Ready to go. Did I mention there wasn't any wind? Off to the store to replenish the supplies...

Random thought...one of the dangers of walking lakeside has been encounters with the numerous geese on the property. Never fear--The Goose Patrol is on the job! For real, Lisa and I saw the vehicle on the lake road, and I noted there was much less goose poop to avoid. A very nice improvement to an already lovely place.

After our mission was complete, we received our registration packet and assorted goodies, and decided to make a go of it. A couple of boats had made it across the lake, but didn't look like they would make it back. We stayed close to the club, tried to work on our technique, but the wind was just not with us. Ah, well, we had a nice day, had time to take the boats out, discuss rig tension (and other things) amongst ourselves before dinner.

The boys had been smoking brisket all day, and whetting our appetites for some excellent grub. One of the reasons we love this place..they are fabulous hosts. Appys, drinks, dinner, dessert, it doesn't get much better. Hopefully, we'll add "good racing" to the list tomorrow!