Ship's log, Sept. 25, 2010: It's nearly October, and the first really good winds of the fall just hit today. Upon noticing a revised and improved forecast around noon Saturday, Matt and the lovely Mrs. Matt ditched whatever the hell it was they were supposed to have been doing and headed for the lake. Winds were approximately 10 mph at the outset, with some puffs that were probably in the upper teens. They settled down a bit near the end, but remained solid enough for a leisurely, wing-on-wing run back down to the marina. 
Out of dock under power about 3:40 p.m. Sails up about five minutes later. First run with a newly refurbished rudder (left) and brightwork. Tooled around the south-central part of Lake Lanier for about two hours. Buzzed briefly by a Hobie 16 that we saw flipped over about five minutes later. As ex-Hobie sailors ourselves, we resist the urge to quote the great philosopher Nelson Muntz and say, "Haaaaa-ha!" Returned to dock at 5:45.
