Short clip from 2015, ready for 2018 this week. Always a joy sailing there. Fair Winds…
Author: luken7
An avid and passionate sailor, drummer and technologist. My career focuses around computing and storage technologies. My passion is sailing and playing drums. I love music, especially progressive jazz and rock.
Table setting in #Noir
Some More Upgrades
Finally, after many years, got a Racor 500 put in, thanks Darrel. It costs more but the filters actually cost less than the old RP12 and it’s top loading so no more priming when I run out of fuel coming out of South River.
Next up, accumulator, 1.5 gallon which really helps with the cycling of the fresh water pump. So far, I like it.
But on a sad note, looks like the Profile monitor is on its way out. After staying on for a few minutes, she blanks out. Being 18 years old, guess she’s lived her time.
The Scenic Trooper View
This photo is worthy of a brochure. Come on Isuzu, bring back the Trooper!
Alley in #Noir
Fitting for this mornings drive to Hopkinton
Wrapup a Great Day with #FoodPorn
Hard sailing creates an appitite. Scallops and a bacon wrapped filet on the grill.
Perfect Day
What better way to spend and honor Earth Day than on the water? I previously said that if you make that just right, perfect cup of coffee in the morning, it’s a sign of a great day to come. And it sure was. Today was pretty much that spring shakedown cruise where you see what broke over the winter, what will break and what needs tweaking and repaired.
Like I said, shakedown cruise. Three issues. First, think there’s a frozen sheve on teh first jiffy reefing line where it comes out of the boom, need to check that. Next, is the cut of the main too long? Have a wrinkle on the leech at the bottom. Third and most drastic, there’s water in the bildge! I repeat, there’s water in the bildge! But because today was such a great day, I did something totally out of nature for me. i’m leaving the water in the bildge until tomorrow. That’s right, didn’t clean it up right away. Good news, it’s fresh water. Has to be one one of the two water tanks somewhere.
But overall, great day, can’t complain one bit. One thing about this Bene, she’s loves a beam reach, or more precisely, slightly forward of beam reach. Hit seven knots with under twelve knots of wind on the beam. Awesome day, just spent it tacking back and forth and out a bit. 
That Kind of Day
that kind of day
Ahh, way to start the day…
You know it’s going to be a great day when you grind and press the perfect cup of coffee, appreciating the sunrise, acknowledging that you’ve woke another day. It’s validated by that feeling of warmth from the sun on your back, sitting in the cockpit as you look up to the clear blue sky.
L u k e n . o r g 