Downwind Sailing and the MV Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound - November2020 - EP49

Thanksgiving began early this year as we needed to catch the wind! We left Bohicket Marina on Monday around 2 PM and caught a nice NW wind right out of the channel. After teaching our guests how to raise the main sail and fly the genoa, we decided to put up the parasailor instead! Conditions were supposed to be perfect for this sail. So, we taught our guests how to furl the genoa and lower the main sail. Then we spent an hour getting the parasailor rigged and hoisted and set. Our NW wind was due to clock around to N, then to NE, then to E, from 18-22 knots. And that it did! We were able to average 8.5 knots with the parasailor, with high speed around 10. We sailed all night long with just a few adjustments. Aside from the block that got a little bent from pressure in the wrong spots, the parasailor performed beautifully. We arrived at St. Simons Inlet around daybreak and proceeded in. On the way in, we went right by the MV Golden Ray, a shipwreck from Sept 2019, where a car carrier freighter had misadjusted his ballast and ended up on his side. They are still dismantling it and we were able to get a good view from the water. More on that here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Golden_Ray LINKS: BLOG SITE: https://bluedotvoyages.com FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/bluedotvoyages INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar VIDEO SHORTS - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaOcbszDZomQLhRz9PeLVL2G ALL EPISODES - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaPq2o05r6wnJqaqyeABUKiu LONG VOYAGES - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Z8h1MloaMVYY-0QB1x8dgRkA9laYnD Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. On our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR, we sail, fish, snorkel, scuba, and we offer travel advice on our blog and vlog. We offer charter trips when we can. Watch our videos and live vicariously through us! Master Captain: Stephen Bell First Officer: Dawn Bell