Water Sunday

Marlon and I went on a dawn patrol at White Plains and sailed a weta in Pearl Harbor - but we didn't take any pictures.  It was a really fun day!!!

I did take pictures of La sewing a spar bag out of tarp - that's one super talented woman!!!

Saturday Afternoon Sailing and Shower

Noe has a buddy who is leaving island and they wanted the opportunity to go sailing again (outside of class).  After I got back from kiting, we all packed up and headed to Rainbow Bay Marina.  Both Marlon and Noe checked out Lasers, and La and I went out on the Weta.  This gray hulled one was very similar to our old boat.

Oh - and it was raining the whole time.  There were some good squalls that blew through - made for some really exciting runs with all three sails deployed!!!  We're going to have to do this more often!

Weta Sailing Once Again

Our local MWR has two Wetas in their rental fleet. I finally got of my butt to get checked out to sail the boat. Actually my bum hip has been acting up again and that's why I haven't been anxious to get back in the cockpit. La had set up a family day at the Marina through Pearl Harbor Yacht Club to get more people interested in racing in the HYSA events. With us being there already, I figured I should at least get this done. Now on a weekend with some spare time, I can take the family out on a fast boat! I miss sailing our Weta - but with our life over the past few years, there was no way we could have kept it. Having this option is a wonderful thing!

Aloha HOOYAH!!!!

We sold the HOOYAH!!!! this past Thursday. I'll miss this boat, but we be a whole lot more flexible as we transition to civilian life (and the current uncertainties of where we will live, whether we buy a house or rent, when can we get into a house, so on and so on). ALOHA good boat - we had a blast with you!

Amphibious Assault

This should have been the first post of the weekend - the Surf Taco all dressed up for a full on assault on the beaches of lower Virginia! We had everything from the Beater board, the Fourth Gear Flyer (which the kids used), fishing gear (which I unfortunately didn't break out), and even La's sewing machine all packed up. I love this truck more every weekend!

Even More Weta Sailing Pictures

The outbound legs were close reaches - not quite beating but more wet than the return legs which were broad reaches. The return legs were also good for riding the wind swell that was kicked up by the fetch. With the sails and the hulls, this thing is basically a windsurfer that multiple people can ride at the same time. More random pictures of stoke.Oh - and I split my forehead open after I used it to hit the rudder bracket on the transom. Another reason why I don't have tattoos - I have visible scars from stupid people tricks gone wrong (cooler and cheaper than tattoos).

More Weta Sailing Pictures

Oh - and for those of you who were looking, this Weta is off the market. This outing reminded us how awesome this boat is and it will serve as an excellent trainer for our next endeavors. Just look at La's expressions - pure joy!!!!

Weta Hull #200 Reannointed with Saltwater

A large part of our amphibious assault this weekend was towing our Weta Trimaran down to Virginia Beach. It's been over two years since I've had this boat out - being stationed overseas and getting used to living in Northern Virginia (i.e., transitioning from flyfishing in saltwater to catching the local piscine denizens) has had it's toll on my watertime on the "HOOYAH!!!!". I was on three runs - the first with Dave Hallam up front, the second with Charlie Bisgard and La onboard and the last with Dave on the helm. The wind was hovering between 10 to 15 mph, which made for a really good first time back on the water - not too much power, but more than enough to generate a steady stream of stoke. Dave was the owner of hull #287, but he sold it prior to his recent move - I've never been crew on my own boat until this last run. I forgot to bring my small hand held GPS so I didn't get max and average speed like I normally do, but despite the short period waves and the chop on the water, the boat held up well and we all had a great time - even Marlon and Noe who ended up not having to go out (the water coming over the bow during a nose dive between wave peaks was cooler than they prefer - although that didn't stop them from playing in the shallows).

Weta Trimaran for Sale - Blades

I'll post a reference to this on the yahoo groups site, but in case you are browsing via a web search, here are some pictures of the blades - daggerboard and rudder.

Weta Trimaran for Sale - Add Ons

Pictures of the balloon tires for pulling the boat across the beach, the hinged mast base for smoother (more reliable mast stepping) and proof that I've switched the battens out for better ones. Give me a shout if you are interested in becoming the HOOYAH!!!!'s new owner.

Weta Trimaran for Sale - Sails and Spars in Perfect Condition

As the post title says - the sails and the spars (bowsprite and tiller extension) are in perfect shape.