Staniel to Georgetown: A Windy Ride and a Spinnaker Sh*t Show

Brandy L

Damn, it was a windy one—but perfect for a fast downwind run south to Georgetown. Had a rolly night, got up and decided let's jump down while we have some wind. We were surfing down waves, making killer time, and feeling pretty damn good about it. Then the wind lightened up and shifted, and we thought, Hey, let’s fly the Spinnaker! The jib was out, the screecher was standing by, but we wanted to send it with the big chute. Turns out, that was a bold choice. Somewhere in the chaos, we should’ve put the wind further off the starboard side (or something—still learning here), but instead, we managed to tangle the absolute hell out of both the Spinnaker and the screecher. I’m honestly shocked nothing tore. It was a full-on CLUSTER F. The Spinnaker wrapped itself around the screecher, and when we tried to bring them both down, Adam almost went parasailing off the bow. He stayed calm. I did not. But after a lot of frantic yanking, we finally got everything down and secured to the trampolines. Deep breaths. Still, we were cruising. Until the wind shifted again. Unintentional jibe. More tangled lines. Then Adam went to turn on the water maker—aaaand no suction. Because why not? Hell of a Tuesday. But we made it to Georgetown, which, with the sheer number of boats, feels like downtown NYC. Adam is having a well-earned happy hour. I haven’t eaten since yesterday because I was feeling a little too green 🤢. Time to clean up this circus, make some dinner, and watch a well-deserved sunset. Cheers!

Boat & Crew

Kaikoa

Dolphin, 460

Adam

Owner

Harbor Reef

Child

Aria

Child

Brandy L

Owner