Book our afternoon sail (1400-1600) and six sail for the price of five. Repeat customers enjoy complimentary beer and wine.
March 9, 2009
Spring is in the air in Cocoa and we are off to a good start. Saturdays’ sunset charter was a great ride with second mate Mary crewing; Joe was visiting friends in St Louis and couldn’t make the trip. The wind was blowing about 15 knots SSE which meant we got to motor sail along Rockledge Dr; viewing all of the historic homes for the first part of the trip and tacking three times to our half way point, then heading north after setting the spinnaker for the last leg home .
Sunday was a busy day with three charters; lunch afternoon and sunset, all three full. First mate Joe got to work all three of these charters. On the lunch trip we got to visit with an old friend from TWA and her family. With no wind we motor sailed along Historic Rockledge Dr for the first half of the trip but managed a great sail on the way home.
Our afternoon sail was a little more exciting in the wind department; SSE 15 knots after motor sailing south to our halfway point with a full set of sails and, after tacking three times, we jibed and began our run downwind back to the marina.
For the sunset sail we were treated to the same SSE wind and 3x repeat customers who charted the boat. On these private charters we allow our (repeat) guests to provide their own catering if they wish. They brought ten pounds of jumbo shrimp, the size of dinner plates, cheese and crackers, cookies and wine. They were treated to a great sail along Rockledge Dr. After tacking three times to the half way point we jibed and headed for home with the sails set wing in wing for this downwind leg; still too windy for the spinnaker. Our guests got to witness the sunset just as we were clearing the 520 causeway with Cocoa Village as the back drop. Like all good cruises, it took a pry bar to get the customers from the deck chairs to the dock.
Spring is in the air in Cocoa and we are off to a good start. Saturdays’ sunset charter was a great ride with second mate Mary crewing; Joe was visiting friends in St Louis and couldn’t make the trip. The wind was blowing about 15 knots SSE which meant we got to motor sail along Rockledge Dr; viewing all of the historic homes for the first part of the trip and tacking three times to our half way point, then heading north after setting the spinnaker for the last leg home .
Sunday was a busy day with three charters; lunch afternoon and sunset, all three full. First mate Joe got to work all three of these charters. On the lunch trip we got to visit with an old friend from TWA and her family. With no wind we motor sailed along Historic Rockledge Dr for the first half of the trip but managed a great sail on the way home.
Our afternoon sail was a little more exciting in the wind department; SSE 15 knots after motor sailing south to our halfway point with a full set of sails and, after tacking three times, we jibed and began our run downwind back to the marina.
For the sunset sail we were treated to the same SSE wind and 3x repeat customers who charted the boat. On these private charters we allow our (repeat) guests to provide their own catering if they wish. They brought ten pounds of jumbo shrimp, the size of dinner plates, cheese and crackers, cookies and wine. They were treated to a great sail along Rockledge Dr. After tacking three times to the half way point we jibed and headed for home with the sails set wing in wing for this downwind leg; still too windy for the spinnaker. Our guests got to witness the sunset just as we were clearing the 520 causeway with Cocoa Village as the back drop. Like all good cruises, it took a pry bar to get the customers from the deck chairs to the dock.
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