s/v Monomoy's blog

From the crew of s/v Monomoy.

Sailing two days in a row in mid-December! Wind started around 12-15 knots, but decreased after about an hour to around 5-10 knots. Many of our marina friends took advantage of the perfect sailing and joined us on the Pensacola Bay. Temps were cooler than the previous day, so Carol and Pogo bundled in the [...]

The forecast was wrong as usual, but we still had a great time sailing. The wind settled down long enough for us to think the forecast was correct, but as soon as we were on the bay it picked up. The wind initially climbed to 16 knots, so with a reefed main and jib, we [...]

Could it be??? A reasonable weekend forecast? We won’t hold our breath, but hope the forecast holds true. We’ve had some really nice weekdays, but school/work prohibit us from casting lines and sailing on those days. Weekends have been ugly/windy with fronts moving through every weekend for the past 3 weekends. Last sail was Sunday [...]