![]() ![]() We were sailing for the first time with three sails!īelow, hoisting the jib for the first time! With the jib working great, we put up the main sail and then the staysail and shut off the engine. ![]() ![]() We re-tightened the halyards and the luff was now straight. We eased the jib halyard and sheets and I ran the running bobstay line around the windlass and cranked it tighter than we have ever had it. As expected, the bowsprit bobstay needed some more tension. It went up great, but the luff was not straight. That way, if anything went wrong, we could just deal with that one sail. With Mahdee pointed into the wind, we could have first raised the main, but we decided to start with the jib since this was the first time for that sail. She powered up to keep us in position until at last, I had the the chain clean and stowed. Brenda patiently waited at the helm until the anchor broke out, which we knew to have happened when we started blowing towards the marina. My glasses were covered in salt spray so that I could hardly see and the fore deck was slick with mud and salt water. Once that was clean, I would bring up five more feet and repeat. I would blast the mud off the five feet of chain nearest the bow where it went through a hawse pipe. Because the chain was coming up as a mud snake, despite the underwater scrubber, I could only bring up about five feet at a time. By now, however, the wind was blowing so hard that the salt water sprayer would only get five feet before the spray was turned around and blasted right back into my face. To keep mud out of the chain locker, we have a weighted brush which scrubs the chain as it comes up and I spray the chain clean with the salt water wash-down–normally cleaning the chain just as fast as the windlass can pull it up. So, we fired up the Cummins and I started up the windlass. Moments earlier, we had the idealistic notion that we would sail off of anchor, but then the wind shifted around 180 degrees and was now blowing in a direction that would take us right into the marina mooring field if anything went wrong. We anchored just outside of our marina where we could take our time and figure out how we wanted to rig the jib and all the associated lines–uphaul, downhaul, tack, sheets… By the time we had the jib fully rigged and the main and stay sail ready to raise, the wind was starting to blow. For this trip, donations of at least $100 expected and appreciated.After our week of trials, we had the opportunity to hank on the jib and take Mahdee out for some sailing. Veterans, Firefighters, Health Care Workers, or any one else with physical or emotional wounds (PTSD) always sail for free aboard any of our boats.Īll others are expected to make a financial donation to help cover the costs associated with making this possible. Whatever snacks or drinks you would like. Warm clothes, including a change of clothes if you get splashed. What to expect.Ī fun, sunset sail, and amazing fireworks. She was custom built for one of the owners of the Hans Christian Boat Company, to be safe, fast, and capable of crossing all of the world’s oceans. Our flagship vessel, s/v VALOR, is a 56 foot sailing vessel designed with the utmost safety and comfort in mind. Basically we can get almost directly underneath the fireworks which is an amazing experience. In the past this has been about 1000 feet. We will then head towards the the San Francisco waterfront, and find a spot to anchor as close to the fireworks barges as the Coast Guard allows. We will depart Emeryville marina precisely at 6pm, and spend approximately two hours sailing around the San Francisco Bay. Join us for our 6th annual Forth of July fireworks viewing sail. As close as you can get! Veterans, Firefighters, Kids, Health Care workers, and LE always sail for free! Sunday, July 4 at 6 pm. Sea Valor’s Fourth Of July Fireworks Sail! Watch the San Francisco fireworks from the water aboard s/v VALOR.
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