Century Club: Steven Birchfield

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024 to Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Number of days:
61 days
EOY update 2024

Its been a super busy year. I would have loved to post more of these sails when I did them. So, I guess its better late then never! 

July 3 -Wednesday night racing

July 4 - Boat parade / Watched Fireworks from the boat! 

July 6 - Solo Sail

July 10 - Wednesday night racing

July 11 - Sail with Friends 

July 13 - SMSA middle distance race

July 17 - Wednesday Night Race

July 19 - Screwpile day #1

July 20 - Screwpile Day #2

July 21 - Screwpile Day #3

July 24 - Wednesday night racing

July 27 - Rum Runners Regatta 

July 31 - Wednesday Nght racing

Aug 1 - Delivery to Annapolis for Gov Cup

Aug 2 - Gov cup

Aug 3 - Delivery home from Gov Cup

Aug 7 - Wednesday night racing

Aug 13 - Wedding photos while sailing

Aug 14 - Wednesday night racing

Aug 16 - NYC farry ride to Statue of Liberty

Aug 21 - Wednesday night racing

Aug 24 - Sharks with Lasers ( RC dutys)

Aug 25 - Crusing with Friends

Aug 26 - Round 2 wedding photos on sailboat

Aug 28 - Wendesday night racing

Aug 29 - Delivery to Deltaville

Aug 30 - Stingray point distance race

Aug 31 - Stinray Pt Regatta Day #1

Sept 1 - Stingray Pt Regatta Day #2

Sept 2 - Delivery home from Deltaville

Sept 4 - Wednesday night racing

Sept 5 - Thursday night racing

Sept 8 - Sailing w/ Friends

Sept 11 - Wednesday night racing

Sep 13 - Cruse with friends

Sep 15 - Cruse with friends

Sep 20 - Cruse with friends

Sep 28 - Bucc-N-Laser race (RC duty)

Oct 2 - Solo Sail

Oct 5 - Cruse with friends

Oct 6 - Cruse with friends

Oct 7 - Sail with Bob on Aloha Spirt

Oct 9 - Cruse with Friends

Oct 10 - HS practice

Oct 16 - Cruse with friends

Oct 18 - Cruse with friends

Oct 19 - SMSA Mid distance race

Oct 23 - Crusing with Friends

Oct 25 - Crusing with friends

Oct 30 - Crusing with friends

Nov 3 - Frostbite #1

Nov 9 - HS Regatta

Nov 10 - Frostbite #2

Nov 17 - Frostbite #3

Nov 23 - Crusing with friends

Nov 24 - Frostbite #4

Dec 1 - Sailing with friends

Dec 6- Sailing with Friends

Dec 13 - Sailing with Friends

Dec 14 - Freeze your Buccs off Regatta followed my lighted boat parade

Dec 19 - Sailing with friends

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, January 1, 2024 to Monday, July 1, 2024
Number of days:
64 days
Its been awhile....time for an update in 2024!

Though Ive been out sailing...alot.... i havnt found the time this year to take 5 mins and upload a century club update! So todays the day... this is goign to be a big list starting from January 1 till today 7/1/24. In that time Ive broken 2 smallboats which will put a damper on my Thursday night sailing, but ill be able to help with RC and get my feloow sailers around the course! 

1/1 - Crusin in Solomons

1/4 - Crusin in Solomons

1/8 - Crusin in Solomons

1/26 - Crusin in Solomons

1/27 - Crusin in Solomons

2/9 - Crusin in Solomons

2/10 - Crusin in Solomons

2/24 - Crusin in Solomons

2/25 - Crusin in Solomons

3/3 - SMSA Frostbite 1

3/10 - SMSA Frostbite 2

3/16 - Crusin in Solomons

3/17 - SMSA Frostbite 3

3/23 - Crusin in Solomons

3/24 - SMSA Frostbite 4

4/5 - HS sail practice

4/10 - Wednesday night racing

4/12 - HS sail practice

4/13 - Littel Choptank race w/ SMSA

4/14 - SMSA Spring invitational

4/17 - Wednesday night racing

4/19 - HS sail practice

4/20 - Crusin in Solomons

4/23 - Crusin in Solomons

4/24 - Wednesday night racing 

4/25 - Smallboat racing

4/26 - Crusin in Solomons

4/27 - Double handed race SMSA

4/30 - Crusin in Solomons

5/1 - Wednesday night racing

5/2 - Smallboat racing

5/3 - Crusin in Solomons

5/5 - Crusin in Solomons

5/7 - Crusin in Solomons

5/8 - Wednesday night racing

5/9 - Smallboat racing

5/11 - Crusin in Solomons

5/15 - Wednesday night racing

5/16 - Smallboat racing

5/18 - Crusin in Solomons

5/22 - Wednesday night racing

5/23 - Smallboat RC 

5/25 - Rescheduled Beer and Soda Run

5/29 - Wednesday night racing

5/30 - Smallboat racing

5/31 - Crusin in Solomons

6/1 - Teaching adult learn to sail to frineds

6/5 -Wednesday night racing

6/6 - Smallboat racing 

6/8 - SMSA Smallboat Sping invite

6/9 - Broken Rudder smallboat race

6/12 -Wednesday night racing

6/13 - Crusin in Solomons

6/14 -Crusin in Solomons

6/15 - Crusin in Solomons

6/16 - Solo cruise in Solomons

6/17 - Crusin in Solomons 

6/19 -Wenesday night racing (RC)

6/23 - SMSA Keelboat Summer Invite

6/25 - Crusin in Solomons 

6/26 - Wednesday night racing

6/29 - Crusin in Solomons

7/1 - Crusin in Solomons

Sunday, October 1, 2023 to Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Number of days:
22 days
Late Fall Update 2023

Ive been slacking this year with my updates. Its just been too busy... Even with stepping back from some extra sailing time i managed to be on the water at least 22 more time since my last "confession" lol. Im sure ive missed a few but im over 100 days and thats all that matters. Thank you Spinsheet for doing this and giving me a yearly goal! 

 

Oct 1 - Evening sail solo

Oct 4 - Evening sailw/ friends

Oct 6 - HS sail practice

Oct 7 - Smallboat Invite

Oct 8 - Smallboat Invite

Oct 12 - Crusing w/ Friends

Oct 19 - crusing w/ friends

Oct 21 - Hooper / Pt. No Pt. race

Oct 22 - Fall invite Keelboat

Oct 26 - Crusing w/ Friends

Oct 29 - Frostbite #1

Nov 5 - Frostbite #2

Nov 7 - Crusing w/ Friends

Nov 12 - Frostbite #3

Nov 19 - Frostbite #4

Nov 29 - Crusing w/ Friends

Dec 6 - Crusing w/ Friends

Dec 7 - Crusing w/ Friends

Dec 9 - Freeze your buccs off

Dec 10 - Boat parade

Dec 15 - Crusing w/ Friend

Dec 20 - Crusing w/ Friends

Saturday, August 19, 2023 to Friday, September 29, 2023
Number of days:
16 days
Early Fall 2023 update

Wow what an up and down year it has been. With high-highs and low-lows... I am always thankful for my friends and family. They ether put up with my sailing or contribute to it! Gotta love it.

Aug 19th - Rum Runners Regatta ( a new race of my own invention!)

Aug 30th - Wed. nite race

Aug 31st - Delivery to Deltaville VA

Sept 1st - Stingray PT regatta Distance.

Sept 2nd - Stingray PT regatta

Sept 3rd - Stingray PT regatta

Sept 4th - Delivery home from Deltaville VA

Sept 6th - Wed. nite race

Sept 12th - Highschool practice

Sept 13th - Wed. nite race

Sept 14th - Thursday nite RC / smallboat

Sept 18th - Sailing with my wife! 

Sept 19th - Sailing with my wife and daughter.

Sept 20th - Crusing with friends

Sept 27th - Crusing with Friends

Sept 29th - Highschool practice

 

 

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 to Friday, August 11, 2023
Number of days:
31 days
June/July 2023 update

This Summer has been an up and down roller coster, sailing has been the one thing to ground me. (Its funny reading that sentance back and thinking thats the one thing I havent done while sailing... grounding!) Between racing, crusing with new friends, vacation, and trips to see family dieing in hospitals...the crew and I of my boat the Barba Roja have mannaged to collect the awards that were out of my reach in previous years. Just resently was the Gov Cup race where we placed FIRST! I still cant belive it. Anyways hear is the list of dates to catch me up on the tracker here online:

 

June 1st - Smallboat racing

June 4th - Cruise with friends around Solomons

June 7th - Keelboat race

June 8th - Smallboat race

June 10th - Smallboat Summer Invitational

June11th - Broken Rudder Race

June 13th - Cruse w/ friends from England

June 14th - Keelboat race

June 15th - Smallboat race

June 21st - Keelboat Race

June 22nd - Smallboat race

June 24th - Smith PT light house race

June 25th - SMSA Summer invitational race

June 28th - Keelboat race

June 29th - Smallboat race\ RC

July 5th - Tubing in Tenn.

July 12th - Keelboat race

July 14th - Screwpile Day 1

July 15th - Screwpile day 2

July 16th - Screwpile Day 3

July 19th - Keelboat race

July 20th - Smallboat race

July 22nd - Sharps Island race

July 26th - Keelboat race

Aug 2nd - Keelboat race

Aug 3rd - Delivery to Annp. for Gov Cup

Aug 4th - Gov Cup

Aug 5th - WIN Gov Cup!!!!

Aug 6th - Delivery home from St. Marys

Aug 9th - Keelboat race

Aug 12th - Double handed mix couples race SMSA

 

Monday, May 1, 2023 to Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Number of days:
15 days
May Update 2023

May has been a tough month. With the loss of a close friend and teammate on Barbe Roja to suiside, I struggled to get the time on the water I planned. Sailing has been the best distraction that Ive needed each week from life over this past month.  

May 3rd - Wendnesday Keelboat race

May 4th - Thursday Smallboat race

May 5th - Cruze with a friend

May 6th - Double handed Race

May 7th - Coaching HS team

May 10th - Wednesday Keelboat racing

May 11th - Coaching HS team

May 11th - Thursday Smallboat racing

May 17th - Wednesday night Racing

May 18th - Thursday Smallboat racing

May 20th - Frost Goode race

May 21st - Coaching HS team

May 24th - Wednesday Keelboat racing

May 25th - Thursday Smallboat racing

May 28th - 22nm curze with friends up to Brooms Island and back to Solomons.

Sunday, April 2, 2023 to Saturday, April 29, 2023
Number of days:
16 days
April 2023 Update

April 1st - Picking up New to me power baot in Annapolis.

April 2nd - Seeing a Friend off in the AM befor a race in the afternoon.

April 4th - Test sail with new sails

April 6th - HS priactice

April 8th - Easter Buccy Race in Alexandria VA

April 10th - Updating marks on Chart on new electronics package

April 12th - Wednesday Night Race A1 - First Place

April 13th - High school Practice

April 15th - Little Choptank race

April 16th - SMSA Spring Invatational

April 19th - RD Duties Race A2 

April 20th - HS practice

April 23rd - watching tommy solo sail befor Spinsheet crew party

April 26th - Wednesday Night Race A3 - First Place 

April 27th - First Smallboat Thursday Night race 

April 29th - Beer and Soda Smallboat Regatta!

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to Sunday, April 2, 2023
Number of days:
10 days
Frostbites/ upgrades...update!

Well... its been a fast paced month this month! With work sucking the life out of my season sailling schedule, I had to find time to get on the water, teach some sailing to kids, and upgrade my boat "some." Its not quite 100% yet... but im feeling realy good about everything and thats OK with me! 

March 1st - Crusing With Bob! 

March 12th - Frostbites Race #1

March 14th - HS sailing practice

March 16th - Highschool sailing practice

March 19th - Frostbites Race #2

March 23rd - Highschool sailing Practice

March 24th - Highschool sailing practice

March 26th - Frostbites Race #3

March 29th - NEW SAIL TEST !!!! 

April 2nd - Frostbites Race #4

Sunday, January 29, 2023 to Sunday, February 26, 2023
Number of days:
9 days
February 2023 Update

February has been a busy month! Lots of crusin around solomons with friends, and even some Fun racing! Well... 2 boats going in the same direction..lol. Fun times on the water happen year round! 

Jan. 29th - Sailing with friends around Solomons Island, MD 

Feb. 5th - Sailing with friends/ Pretend Racing that "darn B25"...lol. Thanks Jimmy for playing around with us! 

Feb. 6th - Sailing with Friends around Solomons Island MD.

Feb 7th - Sailing with friends around Solomons Island, MD

Feb 9th - Sailing with friends around Solomons Island, MD

Feb 15th - Sailing with friends around Solomons Island, MD

Feb 20th - Sailing with friends around Solomons Island, MD

Feb 23rd - Sailing with friends around Solomons Island, MD

Feb 26th - Sailing with friends around Solomons Island, MD / Moch racing to help another raceer teach and train his crew.

 

Friday, January 6, 2023 to Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Number of days:
4 days
January Update 2023

Ive been luck enough to beable to sail at least one day each week this month and some weeks even twice! I have a great group of friends who join me on the water and who also enjoy sailing. 

 

Jan 6th - Teaching Ms. Piper how to solo sail and handle a boat. Piper has plans to sail her own boat solo in the near future. Im trying to help teach her and give her the skills and knowledge to accomplish her goals.

Jan 15th - Out for a fun COLD sail with my gang! As Mr. Bob Olher said that day "Riding the storm out" as we sing along with the song! 

Jan 22nd - I snuck afay in the early morning to go solo sailing befor the family woke up. I do sometimes enjoy the peace of sailing alone.

Jan 24th - Hot Grilled Cheese Sammys and a rocket launch! what a fun night to be on the water with firends. 

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