I was thinking of that famous line about sailboats from the movie “The Philadelphia Story” when I was sailing yesterday afternoon with Andy Gagnon and Lee Pfalmer. Splendido was simply “yar” all day, sailing fast and wonderfully as we made our way south in strong breezes to D.L. Bliss, hitting our “record” boat speed of 6.9 knots not just once, but twice, along the way.

Gusts were hitting at least 25 knots as we made our way south, and it was awesome having Andy and Lee aboard to help trim the sails and keep the boat flat. Splendido likes to ride a little flatter to reach her best speed, so having a little meat on the rails was a good thing.

Lee Pfalmer is my colleague from work at the University, and we were scouting potential videography footage to show Reno/Tahoe area lifestyle for prospective students. His father was an avid catamaran racer while Lee was growing up, so he was comfortable and happy to be out on the water once again.

Fair winds and smooth sailing. DB