Last weekend, we made a trip up to Port Townsend to get Vicky's rigging inspected by the folks at Port Townsend Rigging. We are also having a solent stay installed for the new drifter sail that we're having made. We headed out super early on Saturday morning so that we'd have favorable currents and made it through the locks in no time.
We're getting pretty used to the trip from Ballard up to Port Townsend, but this trip was exceptionally nice -- sunny, strong wind out of the south, no complaints.
We recently bought a new camera, so we had fun taking pictures of the passing boats, including this lovely lady, Mara. Mara sailed with us all the way up to Port Townsend and moored at the same marina.
Ty's parents, Jeff and Pam, had a trip planned up to the San Juans, so they decided to meet us for the weekend in Port Townsend. Jeff had just finished working on their dinghy, the Pam Maureen II, and was excited to get it in the water. They beat us up to Port Townsend -- no surprise -- and motored out to greet us.
We spent the first two nights at the Point Hudson Marina, which is a small marina near the wooden boat center and the sail shop where we're having Vicky's new sails made. Saturday evening was lovely -- the sky kept turning deeper oranges and purples.
Before dinner, Jeff took Pam Maureen II out for a bit of a row. (That's the sailboat, Mara, docked behind Jeff.)
Jeff and Pam had done some salmon fishing the weekend before, and Pam brought up some amazing salmon for us to grill for dinner. We took our time cooking, and had a wonderful evening talking, sipping wine, and enjoying the beautiful sunset over the marina.
On Sunday, Ty and I took a long walk across town to do some grocery shopping. In the afternoon, we took Vicky out for a sail. This was Pam and Jeff's first sail trip on Vicky and they both had a blast.
On Monday, Ty and I headed over to Boat Haven, the big marina on the other side of town near the marine industrial park and boat yard. Port Townsend Rigging has its shop over there, and we were meeting the rigging guy, Justin, over there for Vicky's inspection. Happily, she passed with flying colors. We got lots of ideas for improvements to make to her rigging before any major sailing trip.
In the afternoon, we went back to the sail loft to visit with the wonderful folks at Port Townsend Sails who are making Vicky's new sails. We had some decisions to make, namely what color we wanted Vicky's genoa cover to be, and whether we wanted a colorful drifter. Big decisions. We decided they would be best made over a drink at our favorite bar in Port Townsend -- the Pourhouse.
It was tough, but we finally settled on a Captain Navy genoa cover and an all-white drifter. Phew.
The sunset on Sunday was amazing, yet again.... cue camera.
Sometimes I can't get over how lovely Vicky is.
On Tuesday, we got up early to have breakfast and then meet Justin for one last set of measurements on the rigging.
We recently got our new stove, which works perfectly for heating coffee water and cooking boatmeal.
We didn't have the wind with us on the way back, so we ended up motoring quite a bit. We made it back kind of late on Tuesday, tired, but so happy to have spent yet another wonderful weekend in Port Townsend, enjoying spending time on Vicky, visiting with the Hedlunds, exploring the town, and dreaming up ideas for our next adventure.
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