Sailing off of ManJack Cay

Sunday morning with a high tide Captain Thomas took them for a dinghy ride up in the mangroves and estuaries to see tons of turtles, some eagle rays and even a shark!

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On the island of Manjack we know several people that have built houses on the island and we knew several people on their boat in the anchorage.  So when our friends heard we were going to go sailing that afternoon we had 10 people join us on board for the afternoon.  This was only the 2nd time our crew had hoisted sail so they wanted to look good in front of the guests.  They did a fantastic job and we were sailing full sailing going about 8 knots which was a thrill for everyone!

 

Spannker Crew hoisting the throat and peak halyards
Spannker Crew hoisting the throat and peak halyards
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Spannker Crew sweating off the throat halyard
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Now make it off on your pin

 

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Spannker Crew back wind to starboard!!
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Hoisting the mainsail throat halyard
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Hoisting the mainsail peak halyard
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PJ was in charge of the mainsail sheet and he did such a great job!
Mainsail going up
Mainsail going up

 

Sweating off the mainsail throat.  That takes some sweat - right Paul?
Sweating off the mainsail throat. That takes some sweat – right Paul?

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Staysail and Jib Crew
Staysail and Jib Crew

 

Point Man Andrew waiting for the crew to hoist the sails
Point Man Andrew waiting for the crew to hoist the sails

 

Hoisting the Jib!
Hoisting the Jib!

 

Sweat it off ~
Sweat it off ~

 

Working the starbaord jib sheet.  Pull it in and then wrap
Working the starbaord jib sheet. Pull it in and then wrap

 

Crank it in Cody!
Crank it in Cody!

We ended the day with another fun snorkel!

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