Sailorettes

Marijke on the boat

And we’ve got ourselves some sailors!! Yes, today we finally made it to our second sailing lesson. Between our busy work schedule, the instructor’s sinuses and an uncooperative wind, it took some coordination, but today was deemed ‘sailable.’ Of course, when we got there, there wasn’t enough wind, so the guy made us ‘undo’ and ‘redo’ the entire boat. Between bowman knots, eight knots, crochet knots and pully-thing-knots, that kept us busy a good hour. I hope that when I get my own boat, it comes with a manual as to where to place what rope and with what knot.

By then the wind had picked up.

“Oh, it’s getting windy,” we remarked chirpy.

“No, it’s gusty,” dreadlocks replied.

“Ah. Yes, of course. Gusty.”

And on the water it was. But by the time it was Marijke’s turn (the other Dutch sailorette), the wind had gotten really ‘gusty’. And then it wasn’t sailable anymore. Gusty, it seems, is not good. As a result, I got to sail onto the Mediterranean, and she didn’t make it out of the port. Or bay, I think it is, there is no real port. We’re going to try again tomorrow.

The way this is going, we might be real sailors by March. Maybe. We’re not giving up though, we can be pretty persistent.

Sietske on the boat

The boat (we un-rigged and and then rigged again)

Professional Sailorettes

But I have to say, the weather was absolutely gorgeous. It is halfway November, there is snow up in the mountains, and we’re hanging out on the beach, looking glamorous & professional in our wet suits. Too bad there was nobody to watch us!



Dreadlocks, our instructor

On a side note; weren’t we supposed to get faster Internet? I have never had such slow Internet service these past four days. I think someone is turning the dial the wrong way.