My niece Vickie, who gave me the boat, her daughter and my son took the Reenie-K out on Lake Hopatcong for a few hours.
The winds were variable again (typical lake sailing), so we tacked about a gazillion times to get anywhere. The lake is very pretty, but very built up.
The kids wanted to swim, but we couldn't find a sheltered cove that didn't have a house or boat traffic around. We couldn't even find a place to drop the anchor for lunch.
On the sail back, we had one unexpected jibe, which made all of us nervous for a few seconds! But no one got wet.
I really do prefer the more open waters and consistent winds of a large bay, I'm afraid. Lake sailing makes me a little nervous because of the winds and the traffic - a few motorboats came closer to us than I really wanted to see.
I go back on call next week, and the week after, I'm on vacation. I'm looking forward to a few days on the Chesapeake Bay!