Sailing Doodles

My New Catamaran’s First Sail Shocked Me

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After months of waiting, my new catamaran finally leaves the dock for her first sail and sea trial!

We start the day getting off the dock and heading out for the yacht’s first real test on the water. Before putting her fully through her paces, we sail over to the lee of an island to test the anchor, lower the Highfield dinghy, and take it for a quick run.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a Sailing Doodles sea trial without a little chaos — Cougar decides to jump off the dinghy into the water, and I have to turn around to rescue him.

Then it’s time for the big moment: we pull up the anchor, roll...