End of first full summer with Suzie Q

After a couple of months of preparations, our Mirage 24 was launched on May 31 with a new name - Suzie Q. We could not sail right away because the water was too high and the club had installed the harbour gates to keep the water out of the harbour and prevent flooding. We had a great summer sailing in all kinds of winds from light to 20 knots. Suzie Q sailed 18 times (12 with me on board). Dave even went out twice by himself!

I had hoped that we would spend at least one night on the boat but with me participating in 3 regattas and another weekend away, we ran out of opportunities. However, we did sail all the way up river to Pinhey's Point a couple of times. And we did our very first race (Queen's Park) and finished last!! Oh well, better next time!

We enjoyed our last sail on October 5, on a bright sunny day with a light breeze, wearing only t-shirts and light long pants. Haulout happened on Friday, October 11 and by Monday, she was almost ready to be covered. The weather and other activities prevented us from finishing the winter preps which we did on November 3rd.

Next year, we have to organize a renaming ceremony to tell Neptune of the new name!

Being driven to her winter spot.

Ready for winter!