Originally Posted by JimF22003

I wish I knew some cool sailing terminology. Despite having read all the Aubrey/Maturin novels my nautical knowledge is pretty poor.

But it was sweet sailing on the bike ride, for sure. Steady 20mph winds with gusts up to 30. Not even a cross-wind. I still got in a pretty good workout because it was plenty cold and I was spinning pretty fast.

I'd rather have no wind at all, but a sweet strong tailwind for the WHOLE ride is 2nd best!