Greetings to fellow Micro cruisers.  I had the good fortune to go sailing yesterday in Amy Ann, our P-15.  We live in middle TN, where it's been well below freezing for weeks.  However, yesterday was sunny with highs in the 60's and a good breeze, so I played hooky and went!  Old Hickory lake was marvelous, and full of bird life-cormorants, gulls, ducks, canada geese and great blue herons to name a few.  What a stress reliever!

Coming back in, I faced a crosswind at the ramp.  On my last sail, I struggled hard in a crosswind to line the Potter up so it would go onto the trailer straight.  Since the water temp was near freezing, I wasn't looking forward to repeating that experience.  While backing the trailer up, however, it occured to me that I didn't HAVE to pull straight into the water-I could cock the aft end of the trailer to leeward.  This I did, and then floated the boat down to the trailer (I'd beached Amy Ann to the windward side) until the two lined up.  Pulling her up onto the trailer was a snap.  Yippee!

Hope this proves useful.

Fair Winds,

Steve Tyree, P-15 #2098 "Amy Ann"