Yaks sighted sailing serenely to south

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From Bodacious Log

In the spirit of the old “YAK” traditions, a December sail was organized on Bodacious by owner Ken Crossman, to include an old sailing mate from New Hampshire, Jud Dexter, and our favorite local old salt, Captain Dan.

Wait… what is a “YAK”? A YAK looks like, often mistaken for, but not to be confused with the smelly version of Vikings. YAKS are a peaceful, loving, grazing variety with a passion for the sea.

With eager YAKS ready to set sail for a 3 day 2 night adventure, sea and wind proved to be tentative at best and kept Bodacious in the harbor for two days. The first night, the two hopeful YAKS motored to the harbor entrance to view the building and raging sea, with waves breaking the entire length of the jetty. Being cautious YAKS, we retreated back to the slip for the night. Sunshine finally broke after a being confined and we welcomed the huge swells from a passing NW storm system and winds in excess of 25 knots and Bodacious set sail. And a great sail it was!

For those of you that may have heard rumors of strange YAK like beings socializing among the locals, you may know someone who experienced their very first YAK sighting.

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About Capt. Dan

Capt. Dan is an American Sailing Association certified instructor and runs a sail charter operation in Southern California. I'm particularly interested in sailing (obviously) and ecology issues, particularly those affecting the Channel Islands here in Southern California

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  1. Bodacious,
    There is a small hurd*  (6) of northeastern yak that have been seen migrating from Newport, R.I. to Block Island in an annual October race. And while they always seem to  peaceful, there have been reports of the rare but not undocumented stampeding yak* attack.

    The yak do not always win the race but they usually win the party.

    *Yes, a small group of New England Yaks is called a hurd

    *The plural of New England yak is yak.