~ Maddi on the Misty Blue ~<br/><br/><br/>Maddi released and unhooked the boom, pushing it over and then wound the mainsail up, watching it as it went to make sure it didn't snag.  She worked on the trim  until she was satisfied, and smiled as Kira brought the Misty Blue expertly close to the wind and the water started to hum along the sides.  She'd already checked the weather with the harbor master on her way in, and shading her eyes and checking the prevailing horizon it looked like it was set to be a fresh clear day just as predicted.<br/><br/>"I'll get the jib up too," she called down to Kira, "We may as well make the most of this wind." going forward she started to pull the jibsail out of the forward locker, clipping as she went, and it wasn't long before she too was in the cockpit, hauling it in and filling it with the wind.<br/><br/>"Knowing you the course you've worked out is all set up on the chart board below, I'll check it when I go down,  anything particular I should know? I presume we're taking the same night watches as before – four hours each first Lizzie then you then me?"<br/><br/>She sat back on the bench seat, looking up at the sails, and tightened up the knot of her shirt underneath her breasts.  She was wearing denim cut offs like Kira, and as she'd come up so quickly to help set sail she wasn't wearing the normal sheath knife on her belt that she always carried on board ship, experience having taught her just how quickly one might meed to cut a rope free.<br/><br/>She laid her arm on the coping, letting her eyes close for a moment and luxuriating in the hot sun tempered by the rush of air from their passage.  She listened to the sounds and fed on the vibrations, learning again the language of the yacht and re-introducing herself to the  Misty Blue.