October sail

The four boys - Jake, Josh, my dad, and yours truly - got out for an October sail this afternoon and, boy, was it chilly! The temp was 40 and the wind was NW around 8-10, gusting to perhaps 12-15. Waves were about 4-6 ft with a couple of bigger ones every now and then. We departed the channel around noon and returned a couple of hours later. We spent the rest of the afternoon stripping sails and getting Ariel ready for haulout tomorrow. It's a sad time of year, but given the weather lately it will be nice to have her out of the water so I can quit worrying.