It was a fine mid December day on Lake Travis. Record high temps the last few days. Today the sun was peaking out occasionally with temps in the upper 70's. We had fuel to burn. Ran the length nearly 30 miles from Bar K to Windy point. In the main basin the wind was blowing steady creating whitecaps. I was teaching my young friend how to run his 18 formula smoothly over the top of a nice tight chop. It sure is fun to float a small boat across the tops at 55 mph. However, it was a little frightening at times As I hoped he did not make a mistake. It was a good lesson for my inexperienced friend. Hot Sauce is a great introductory boat to learn from. It was a nice ride; perfect last ride of the year.