Windy

We had an early morning sail yesterday before the mistral fully kicked in. The goal was to look at a few jibs and rig in the breeze. We were off the dock a little after 8 am and were back about an hour and a half later as the breeze steadily built to over 30 knots.
Today’s forecast was for some wind early and dying as the day went on. We got off the dock around 11:30 and the mistral was still in effect. We hoisted the main and jib and had another look at a jib. After that, we hoisted the FRO and got it on the lock, which is always a struggle when all the rope is new, unfurled and off we went. After making sure everything was good and solid, we furled, took it down and started sailing back towards land with the main and jib. We were seeing puffs to 29 knots and it looked like the breeze was picking up instead of backing off. We called it, went in, and got some work done on the sails and other items needing attention before the regatta starts on Monday. One more day of practice.
Doogie