I've just returned from a two-day sail to Queenscliffe and back, but not aboard "Endurance". Peter Wilson, an old Torquay friend and local legend, has recently bought a Catalina 36, "Mizan" so we're taking turns in sailing on each others' boats.
It's all good experience, despite the boats being almost opposite from each other in design and construction apart from their common basic purpose, which is to be a cruising sailboat. But I enjoyed the trip, and "Mizan" performed well and is a comfortable and forgiving cruiser.
The Queenscliffe run was easy, motoring all the way out there in a soft headwind, but having a cracking sail on the way home from the Port Arlington corner of the bay, with the odd 22 knot gust to keep us awake.
It's all good experience, despite the boats being almost opposite from each other in design and construction apart from their common basic purpose, which is to be a cruising sailboat. But I enjoyed the trip, and "Mizan" performed well and is a comfortable and forgiving cruiser.
The Queenscliffe run was easy, motoring all the way out there in a soft headwind, but having a cracking sail on the way home from the Port Arlington corner of the bay, with the odd 22 knot gust to keep us awake.
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