Pajamarama

Tristan likes this sailing stuff!

Full Moon crew Dave “Balance Beam” Pulsifer, Judy “Sun Worshipper” Tiffany, Adam “Cookie” Michalak, Jackie “Cider” Hensy, Tristan “Rookie”, Daniel “Flannel” Mengedoht, and skipper John “Near Miss” Mengedoht enjoyed an excellent start for the Pajama Night Duck Dodge, though a crash tack was required to avoid t-boning Mustache Ride, Full Moon having been on starboard tack and the “stand-on” vessel. Other than getting rolled by an Islander Bahama 30 to windward, Full Moon romped in a straight shot upwind to the Freeway buoy, rounded in a bit of traffic, and then tacked into clear air for a nice upwind lane toward the Aurora buoy.

Judy wants the sun to come back.

Unfortunately, the Aurora buoy proved to be a moving target as it had been snagged by a Seascape 27 from the second start, dragging the buoy south and toward the Westlake shore. Two good tacks brought Full Moon into a small pack of boats squeezing around the buoy once it was set free. After a short delay, the mighty Equalizer was hoisted to good advantage, Full Moon briefly catching both the Seascape and Black Out (Santana 30/30) on the long reach/run to the AGC buoy.

Adam would prefer a cookie.

The spinnaker came down cleanly and Full Moon rounded the AGC buoy just inside Slingshot (J30) from second start. Unfortunately, the spinnaker pole had snagged the jib sheets and the jib was hung up for a bit after jibing at the buoy. The “fix” somehow trapped the other sheet with the topping lift on the next tack but Full Moon didn’t lose much speed and crossed the line to take the silver duck for second place. First place went to Loofah, a speedy J22.

Father and son discuss philosophy from the stern.