Four days in Pentwater

Four days in Pentwater sounds like the title of a novel but it is the amount of time we have been here, not by choice but by caution.  The weather reports have been so bad that we have just sayed here.  If we don't leave soon they may send us a property tax bill.  When we pulled into the fuel dock I was talking to the attendant and ask him about anchoring out and he said "They would like for you to move your boat every 5 days".   Denniese and I looked at each other and said, " Who would want to stay here 5 days?"  Tomorrow will be our fifth day! The weather looks better for tomorrow so maybe we can get some miles behind us. Yesterday was Wednesday.  Sailing clubs everywhere have a Wednesday night race called the beer can race.  I think the name came from all the beer cans floating in the water after the race.  Now you can't throw the beer cans in the water but the name has stuck.  Last night we watched as the locals made the course, a triangle course which  usually has two legs sailing into the wind and one running with the wind.  As the boats rounded the windward mark near our boat the gust were approaching 25mph.  Several of the sailboats got knocked down (when the sails dip into the water).  It was very exciting to watch the crews try to handle the 30 to 40 ft boats with too much sail up trying to make the course. Since we pulled away from the dock we can't use the TV so it was great entertainment.  Boating has something for everyone.