Day 2 - Sailing the calm lake with my first mate..

​Clouds	Overcast -> Partly Cloud
Temperature	70
Winds	0-1 mph
Wind Gusts	2-3 mph

This trip was a very relaxed sailing day. There wasn't much wind at all so the lake was very smooth and calm. I was able to make use of my Torqueedo 1003 electric motor since there were literally no winds to propel us anywhere. The motor attaches using a motor mount I bought and sits just behind the rear seat and to the right of the passenger seat. My first mate and I did do some foot peddling most of the way to one of the islands that is just across the GA/SC state line. We entered the water at the Clarks Hill Recreational Area and peddled across the lake in front of the J Strom Thurmond dam to an island. The peddling took about 1.5 hours to get there but we were not in a hurry to get there so we were pretty relaxed. I did use the motor intermittently but mostly wanted to conserve the power for the way back and in case anything happened. Once we got to the small island, we just kind of stayed on the shore and stayed in place by just keeping my feet in the water. It was a very quiet day with not many boats around so it was nice to just relax and eat a small lunch on the lake. After our lunch, we circled the island using the motor power and just kept going back to the Clarks Hills Recreational Area boat ramp. I occasionally stopped the motor to see if we could get any help from the winds but it was lackluster. Once we got to the boat ramp area, we kept going past a little bit to explore the area, and it was very quiet and beautiful.

Here is a map of our path and it was a pretty simple path since we mainly used foot peddling and motor.

My first mate was kind enough to take a few pics of me setting up the kayak for the water

Here is a pics of the lake before setting out on our trip. Even though it was a bit cloud, it was a great day to be on the lake.

Here are some pictures of our lunch break at the island

My first mate is quite green about being on a sailing kayak and she did not once mention that the motor mount looked a off and leaning toward the water. I thought the motor looked a bit close to the motor compared to a previous time i tested out the setup. This lesson has taught me to first check to make sure the motor mount is always flush in the holes of the kayak where it sits to prevent catastrophic events from happening. I had put the mount in correctly at the start of the trip but I know now to check it constantly and make sure it hasnt moved out of position.

Even with the motor mount leaning a bit much, it was a great day on the lake and my first mate thoroughly enjoyed her first trip on the Hobie Island Tandem.