Last week’s Elements of Sailing classes at the WoodenBoat School included a good dose of how to sail in unseasonably cold and sometimes drizzly weather. Nonetheless, it seemed that the participants thoroughly enjoyed learning the harmonies of winds and waves in Great Cove, even when a sail clew let go:.
They were sailing safe and maneuverable 12 ½ - foot boats: Herreshoffs (with keel) or Havens (with centerboard).
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on July 27, 2023.)