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 Now it was time to keep an eye on the weather forecast. We wanted a nice gentle 5-10 knots of wind and low chance of rain. Michelle and my sailing lessons were a few years ago now, and with two kids onboard a new-to-us boat we wanted to play it safe to build confidence before working up to some sportier sailing. Finally, on boxing day of 2023, we headed out for our first sail.
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+===== 2023-12-26 Brisbane River =====
 Brisbane has a river running through it, dotted with boat ramps. River sailing is generally safer because there's more boat traffic to help out if you get into a pickle, and the shore is always swimmably close if worst comes to worst. There are downsides though: Messy wind due to obstructions and lots of anchored boats to dodge. Our closest boat ramp is a ten minute drive away in the [[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Colmslie+Recreation+Reserve/@-27.4493309,153.0778077,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b915914df4f2c65:0xf02a35bd721b140!8m2!3d-27.4493321!4d153.0834233!16s%2Fg%2F1v4k6php?entry=ttu|Colmslie Recreation Reserve]]. We'd been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching|geocaching]] there in the past, and we'd been out more recently to scope out the lay of the land.