Last weekend, may 27, & 28, I spent the weekend at the local yacht harbor taking a course on the operation of 26 foot sailboats.  The course was a lot of fun with a lot of "hands on" time with the boats.  I got to practice at different jobs, helmsman, mail sail operator, jib man, but I my favorite was bowman.  It was a lot of fun going through the drills of rigging up the jib sail and spinnaker and then when my job was done I could relax and enjoy the view.  On Sunday, our last day of the course, we took a short cruise about 15 miles north to another yacht harbor.  It was a beautiful sunny, windy day.  The kind of day that is perfect for sailing!!