It finally happened, the last sail of the season. We had a wonderful wind going west and made it to Fossil Bay on Friday night. Lord Kadizzle got mixed up and knocked the top from an underwater tree. The bottom of the boat has not yet been seen, but it seems we fared OK. Saturday was very nice for the time of year. There was even a little swimming. The whole crew had a couple of wonderful hikes. As predicted the weather turned windy on the way back. On the radio we found out Utopia, and Gone With the Wind were in Berthold Bay. They came out and we all headed for Camp of the Cross. The wind went crazy, and perked up to over forty miles per hour. We were over canvassed as they used to say in the old days. For five seconds we sustained 8.6 knots. Which is a record for the good ship. We did over haul speed all the way to Cammp of the Cross. The Commander was very nervous, and wanted to shorten sail. We cut back on the head sail, but reefing the main was not prudent, since we could run in front of the wind. The boats all rafted on shore together below the cross and had a nice night. Utopia, provided a nice cheese plate, and Gone With the Wind set out some nice shrimp. The Sovereign crew went to bed a little early, and Lord Kadizzle suffered some fire belly from the wine. Sunday was a little less windy and we boomed back to port in some big rollers. It looks like the crew and boat made it through another year. Sometime this week the good ship will come out of the water and get the well deserved rest on the trailer. Now the next round of adventures on land starts.
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