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The family sloop, newly rigged, returned to its slip at Anderson Mill Marina about 1 p.m. this afternoon, with a tired and sunburnt captain at the tiller. The outboard only quit twice on the two-and-a-half hour trip, both times when it had almost sucked its tank dry. Amazing little gas-eater, especially considering it has very little oomph left after almost twelve years hanging off the stern mount. The journey, which took me down around Arkansas Bend to Lakeway for the first time in almost a decade, was enlightening: many new marinas, much shoreline development, and a definite trend to sailboats judging from the bobbing masts. Probably reflective of the rise in gas prices. I was only buzzed once by a boy-toy cigarette boat. Saw mostly ski boats and party barges. No sails as there was no wind. Maybe there’s hope for Lake Travis yet, if not a complete return to its 1980s status as primarily a sailing lake.