Cambyration 1 - Leaving Chaumont

This video shows us getting ready to head out and the beginnings of the sail. Sorry for the choppiness of the video, but it's kind of hard to man the wheel and film at the same time.

It was pretty cool. Unfortunately I didn't capture it well, but there were people lined up on their decks cheering, waving, clapping. We didn't even notice until one neighbor actually blew a bosun's whistle. We looked around, and all the sudden saw people everywhere watching our departure.

I was having fun getting used to using the wheel instead of using a tiller, because you turn a wheel like a car, but a tiller goes the opposite direction.

Chad was having a great time putting up all the canvas he could, and generally squaring things away on what was basically the shakedown cruise.

Although the weather forecast had predicted 5 mph winds, which would have made for a slow sail, we were pleased to have something a bit more brisk. In additon,the prevailing winds are usually from the west, but we were extremely fortunate to have a north wind, which gradually shifted northeast. So to go south and then west, the wind was at our stern or stern quarter the whole trip.