[C38] This Might Work

david at dlrfilms.com david at dlrfilms.com
Sun Jun 19 10:48:56 EDT 2011


We just added the "Captain's Blog" to the website (how could we resist?)
Great shot of my 5 year-old daughter at the helm of our dinghy yesterday
morning!

http://www.sailingmontauk.com/blog/

> Swwet!
>
> Steve Smolinske
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 17, 2011, at 4:24 AM, "david at dlrfilms.com" <david at dlrfilms.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Just a quick charter update.
>>
>> Two weeks since our launch and about 5 trips so far, including our
>> disastrous season opener, which was a fully booked Sunset Cruise on what
>> turned out to be a very cold, very windy Saturday night. Sailing across
>> the lake to the pick up point on main along we were dead down wind on
>> main
>> along and flying along so fast we had both scuppers flooding. 20 minutes
>> after picking up our guests we were back on the dock, "Sorry folks. It's
>> too windy, too cold, and not enough fun. Here's your money back."
>>
>> But with an opener like that things can only improve, and they have.
>>
>> The best part so far is seeing people's faces light up when they've got
>> the tiler in their hand and the boat drops into the groove. Our boats
>> gives such great feedback when you're doing it right. Last night I was
>> hanging off the port side shrouds, shooting back at the cockpit with a
>> guest's camera. They'd never sailed before, but now they have a picture
>> of
>> him on the tiller and her on the sheets, barreling along at hull speed
>> on
>> beam reach at sunset. Lovely!
>>
>> My hands, knees, shins and feet have all manner of nicks, cuts and
>> bruise;
>> and I've lost 10 pounds in the last four weeks. This might just work
>> out.
>>
>> -David
>>
>>
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