Hobie 101/102

Last Saturday Fleet 95 held its annual Hobie 101/102 class at Sail SandPoint.  The weather was great.  Unfortunately the  turnout was not as great as the weather.  Only two people showed up for each class.  It was great to see the turnout from the fleet, though.  In attendance were: Al & Kailey, Laura & Xena, Peter & Will,  Tim, Josh, and Caleb.  Paul & Bob were in the yard working on the 17, and ready to jump in if needed.

The weather was sunny and warm.  The light northerly in the morning we thought for sure would, um, peter out.  But not so.  Instead it built to a perfect 10!  So while Tim and Al were  holding court under the tent for three of the students in 101, Peter was 1-on-1 with Ken (from Quinault) for 102.  (Ken’s 16-year-old crew joined 101.)

After a great lunch we rigged Laura & Tim’s boats while showing the nubes how to.  After a brief clothing change the two boats were off the beach enjoying a perfect sail under sunny skies.  Those not sailing formed a peanut gallery at water’s edge with camping chairs and shared a wonderful day in the sunshine.

It was sad to see Caleb’s 17 load up and drive away with new owners.  He sold it to some West Seattle guys who likely will not be racing.  We’ll keep our fingers crossed.

We all packed our gear up to head home.  But not before we helped retrieve Tim’s tent which had managed to jump over two cars with the help of that beautiful northerly.  It was simply a fantastic day all around for the fleet.