Great breeze for a sail on Knot Enuf. We headed out a good ways across the Bay, then back in as the sun set. I met several of Ben's regular crew and a neighbor who is just getting back into sailboat racing. A nice relaxing evening after a stressful day at the office.
Century Club: Jonathan Nepini
Monday, July 8, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Tonight's paddle group
A very hot paddle off Clarke's Landing this week. We took advantage of a very high tide and paddled to a substantial beaver dam located at the back of one of the coves. The weather was much more pleasant on the water than it was on land.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Family sailing
Took my parents, Michael, and Steve out on the Barba Roja for a small morning cruise. I've been wanting to get my parents out sailing together for years, and finally made it happen. Hot conditions and just enough wind to make the boat move. I explained some sailing basics and gave everyone a turn at the helm. We sailed around the river basin and up to the bridge. Nice to finally get them out there and meet a good friend who started my sailing career.
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
Out with Michael on the Meatball on the 4th. Michael wanted to get trained up on driving, so I gave him the helm and let him drive all day. We set a course across the basin so he could get comfortable, then turned towards the Bay. Conditions steadily built, so we headed up to Little Cove Point on a reach, then a reach back. We set a spinnaker in the river and sailed up to the bridge to show off the red, white, & blue sail. A great 20mi afternoon out on the water.
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
The fleet headed to the finish (Photo by Jacob Wallace)
Another course up to the bridge in pretty strong breeze, with Michael visitng and racing with us. A razor sharp upwind and reaching leg for a great position, spoiled by a slow spin set on the downwind leg. We sailed a pretty clean race otherwise, and had an exciting photo finish with a huge A fleet boat. Nice to be out there, and hoping to continue to clean up our spinnaker handling.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
Out racing on a Tuesday this week on account of the 4th falling on our usual Thursday. I took Zach from Dangerous for his first time dinghy racing. We had favorable conditions and a great start, were third around the top mark, second around the bottom, and just as we went to turn up I heard the tiller handle clatter to the aft deck. After a couple seconds I realized it had split on a seam and was barely attached. I carefully steered the boat down, retired from the race, and headed in. Not a difficult fix, but still annoying that it ended an otherwise perfect sailing day.
Monday, July 1, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
A big paddle group tonight
Back at the Wharf for the first time in a while, and with a pretty big group. Extremely low tide meant we had to go the long way around, but it also meant we got to see a lot of things that aren't normally visible. A nice relaxing evening out there.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Spinnaker in the evening colors
Great racing and truly picture-perfect conditions for tonight's Thursday night race. Couldn't ask for better.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
A passerby snapped us in the harbor
Took my dad out on my boat for the first time since buying her. Conditions were a pretty smooth gradient across the basin, very light up at the bridge and pretty heavy down by the mouth of the Bay. We sailed up to the bridge, then back down by the base, and then poked around in the harbor a bit. He did just fine as crew for his first time on a sailboat since the '80s. I hope to sail with him more in the future.
Monday, June 24, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Paddling into the sunset
At Clarke's Landing again, in breezy conditions. We checked out another new cove, and got to see some lovely homes up close. Pretty short for a Monday night paddle, but nice nonetheless.