Before our evening sailing adventure we stopped for a late lunch at the Penny Farthing pub in Oak Bay.
We arrived at the marina a little early, so we toured the harbour and watched the seals until our captain arrived to take us out on the water.
The weather was beautiful - barely a cloud in the sky.
(This isn't the boat we sailed on, but I couldn't resist snapping a picture of it.)
Finally out on the water! I took the first shift at the helm.
Andy chats with our captain, Al, as Kyle steers us around the islands.
Arrows pointing up mean that the water is safe to the North of this buoy.
We had great winds and spent the majority of our time under wind power (only had to turn the engine on when we were heading back to the marina). Kyle and I got to practise some of the maneuvers we learned in our December classes and tacked (catching the wind on the alternate side to turn the boat) six or seven times as well. After three hours relaxing on the water, we finally steered towards shore under the light of the setting sun.
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