Midsummer Sail (Part 2)

In episode 2 of my Midsummer Sail series, I spot a sailboat on the lake and turn my boat around and head up the lake to investigate and say "hi". At first glance it appears to be a Sunfish, but in fact, it's a rare 1940s fiberglass "Beetle Boat (BB) Swan" rigged with a Sunfish sail. The "BB Swan" is essentially a fiberglass version of the famous 1920's wooden "Beetle Cat" sailboats. The "BB Swan" was designed and built by Carl Beetle, son of John Beetle the creator of the original Beetle Cat. It was really cool briefly sailing with such a cool classic boat. This video is part 2 of a 3-part series of a single day of midsummer mountain lake sailing. Subscribe and follow @ColoradoSailing on YouTube for more original sailing videos, gear, boat maintenance, sailing tips and travel content as I sail my Precision 18 trailer sailer and Precision 16 sailing dinghy in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and South Dakota. Check out our new storefront on Amazon for all the great gear, apparel and electronics featured in our videos: https://amzn.to/4eMoKbP. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). It's a great way to support the channel! #sailing #lakesailing #mountainsailing #saillife #sailingchannel #coloradosailing Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:22 - I see a sailboat 1:06 - Heading north 1:17 - Gusts coming in 2:33 - Continuing north 3:07 - Wind shifts 3:58 - AH-64 Apache flyby 4:20 - Closing in on the Beetle Swan 6:44 - Close pass 7:45 - Gybe 8:33 - Hove to 8:56 - Reefing 9:42 - Outro