SV_Desiderata Second Trip. Hopefully less boring haha!

Second sails up for Desi and I. Boat yard to Oakland Marinas. Great sailing, just pay no mind to the tides, I didn't want to run the engine and had never sailed in the Bay a day in my life. I learned allot. Its like white water kayaking a flooded creek for the first time, after years of dreaming about it but not much planning before jumping in, and the shore is allot further away. My Rudder head failed three hours into the trip in the light wind. Granted the yard had supposedly repaired it before launching Desi back into the water. Unfortunately they splashed the boat without me being able to inspect anything, that alone was a disappointment considering I was adamant about being there to watch the launch. The real disappointment was when the rudder head came completely off the shaft and left me with no rudder. I was able to get it on to make it safe to port but the situation could have been way worse. Also the repairs have ever been the same. I took Desi back to the boat yard where they said they would fix the problem without drilling threw the rudder shaft. I was VERY adamant about my shaft not being compromised. After being at the yard for a week I returned to sail her back yet again and what did I notice, a threw bolt drilled directly threw my rudder shaft. All of which could have been avoided in the very first place as my rudder head was over tightened and cracked when first visiting the yard. Granted I have not been sailing near as much as before due to my compromised rudder shaft. I hope you all enjoy the little shorter video. Please subscribe and hopefully many more videos to come soon. Thanks to everyone who has helped me in this crazy childhood dream:)