Out for a fun sail on Dangerous to celebrate my birthday. Light breeze at the start so we headed out to the Bay and up towards Cove Point to find some wind. We found enough to coast along comfortably, and when we got out realized we could see the Annapolis to Bermuda fleet headed south. After a peek at the Cove Point lighthouse we headed south again, and found big gusty winds as we got towards the river. We took the jib down and sailed in under surprisingly heavy conditions with just the main up. A nice relaxing evening on the water.
Century Club: Jonathan Nepini
Friday, June 7, 2024
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1 day
Sun rays around the Cove Point Lighthouse
Thursday, June 6, 2024
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1 day
The meatball powered up
A bit of a challenging day on the water. We got off to a late start after waiting for some storms to clear, and set a short course to get several races in. A big fleet and reasonably big, puffy air made for packed starts, and I had to work hard to keep the boat on a decent course and upright. After a hairy maneuver to avoid a boat that fouled me at the line on the second race, many boats were over early (not me) and a general recall was issued. A better start the next time around, but I just didn't feel like I could put it together today, and our results reflected that. Hoping to put on a better showing at the weekend's events.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
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1 day
A nice spinnaker reach
Headed out for the Wednesday night race under the possible threat of storms. Made it to Molly's Leg, before getting a good weather tip from J Ray. High-tailed it back to the harbor, and watched the line of downpour arrive at us just before we got the boat tied up. It lasted about 5 mintues and then cleared right out. We got the boat re-rigged and made it out just in time to start the race. A strange start line setup resulted in a funky start, but we got going and made good progress upwind. We suffered on the reach as a result of our choice of the #3 given variability to the forecast, but made do and set a spin on the downwind. The second upwind went similarly well, and we finished on a slow reach. 4/4 B fleet boats today so not a great finish but nice to be back out there after a bit of a hiatus and much better conditions than we expected to see.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
A quick sunset paddle from SMSA to Zanheiser's after an evening of trailer work. Got to check out a few competitor boats and enjoy the view.
Monday, June 3, 2024
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1 day
Tonight's paddle group
A nice leisurely paddle this evening with the usual Monday night crew. We checked out several of the creeks to the south of the ramp and enjoyed picture-perfect conditions all evening.
Saturday, June 1, 2024
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1 day
No GPS watch, so the route is my best guess
Brought my paddleboard with me and decided to get in a quick ride around Spa Creek after the pride parade. Windy conditions, but neat to check out a new spot and eyeball all the big money yachts in the harbor and a great addition to my ongoing experiment to paddle in as many rivers on the Chesapeake as possible.
Friday, May 31, 2024
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1 day
Drifting into the sunset
Taught a sailing lesson today on my boat. Light conditions, but we were able to float around in the harbor a bit and my student got some good helm time in advance of taking delivery of her & her husband's new-to-them J/35 tomorrow.
Made it halfway to Century Club before the end of May
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
A light spinnaker reach
Another light day out on the river, but we were able to get one race in. Not a super fast start but decently efficient, and we sailed a great upwind leg and found ourselves second around at the mark. Tailed Jimmy down to the offset, but lost the breeze and couldn't qutie bring it home. 4th place, which I was happy with all things considered.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
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1 day
Today's route
Took a nice paddle today off SMSA up to the end of St. John's Creek and back. Pleasant conditions and nice sightseeing. I saw a couple boats I'd love to buy and a couple worth saving. A nice way to ease the bummer of starting work again after an exceptional holiday weekend.
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
Did some messing around on the paddleboard today at the beach and got Lelia up on one for the first time.