Another envigorating, "dust off the cobwebs" day on the bay. Underway around 9 a.m. into a breezy southwest wind on a warm cloudless morning with a falling tide. Steerage training for the new mate into Willoughby Bay with the usual unexpected tacks. The aged crewmen creaking around the aft cockpit manning the winches like two startled pachyderms. Then onwards to Willoughby Bay Marina for a quick touch and go to embark the Atlanta/Winston crowd. A wonderful half hour ensued up to the point the starboard spreader decided to spring free from the mast. Dropped sail and returned to OPCM. Re-entry to slip enlivened by loss of the gear shift connecting pin. Time for the boatyard.