Through the winter months back in London, Wendy regularly visits the gym for an aquatic aerobics class. One of her friends from the class, Maureen, and her husband Bryan recently purchased a 315 Four Winns Express. Since Bryan has never owned a boat before the broker at Bridgeview Yachts (where they bought the boat) was supposed to give them a couple hours of instruction, but they as yet have not received it so they asked Wendy and I to join them for an instructional ride.
Understandably Bryan has been hesitant to take the boat out by himself but only time will allow him to grow accustomed to the "feel" of his boat. At the beginning of our mini-cruise he was quite nervous and tended to oversteer but like anything else, the more you practice the more comfortable you become. The boat with its twin engines maneuvered well as we idled around the marina and over to Sarnia Bay and the other marina. We had some tips that we learned over the years and Wendy showed Maureen things like how to arrange the dock lines so they are ready for your return.
After our boat ride Bryan and Maureen came over to our condo for drinks, hors d'oeuvres and dinner. The weather was hot and slightly overcast with no wind so it was a good day to enjoy boating and our outdoor deck.
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