Small Boat Sailing... A Forgotten Joy!

So with living on a big boat and every great once in an eon often taking it out to the islands we have forgotten the simple joy of sailing.
The big boat entails a bit of work to get it out of the slip and actually moving under sail.
Mmmm... more like a lot of work...
Undoing the spider webs of dock lines (remember we are in the cheap seat slip, which basically faces open ocean to our port quarter).
Undoing the electrical and hoses (we like to do laundry on the boat).
Stowing (if we remember).
And a host of other crap.

On a small boat?
Take the sails out of the bag and hoist them up.
Undo two strings.
Go.
Well, it helps a lot when your friends leave a Lido 14' parked next to your boat fully rigged...!

Thanks friends!
And the additional joy besides ease?
Sunset sails.

Spur of the moment.

Friends on board.

Happy dog sniffing the cormorant guano sniffs.

No engines running.
Small waves slapping the hull.

Peaceful and calm.