Light east wind, just strong enough to carry us east against the incomming tide.
Century Club: George Hernandez
Friday, May 8, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Light winds and sunshine fit well with the mild afternoon temperature but not for leaving Willoughby Bay with any confidence. Sailing out to the channel at Fort Wool about the time a lull arrived turned me back around. I'm anxious to go somewhere, but lately it is either too breezy or not breezy enough...
Friday, May 1, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
A light NE breeze had me averaging 2.3 knots over a 2 hour sail. The air had a slight chill but the sunshine kept it comfortable.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
I had hoped to get in some sailing on this day, however as is usually the case, projects take much longer than expected. Replacing the backing for a stantion is fairly straight forward when you have someone above, but when working alone it becomes a bit more complicated. With the help of a vice grip the task was completed.
As a reward I motored out for some time drifting along with the NE breeze and watching the interesting clouds...
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
A light ENE breeze carried us over to Fort Monroe. Looking at the tide I was expecting a gentle current. I must have misread things because there was close to 2 knots which brought our forward progress almost to a stop. A little diesel power got us past this and we continued up the beach for a while before heading back to Willoughby Marina.
A tense moment when firing up the diesel only to find we had a crab pot line on the prop. Reversing the engine unwound it and we were back in business. Love crab, hate crab pots!
Friday, April 24, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Starting off with a 10 knot west wind as I was heading towards the channel. Approaching the narrow section of the north Willoughby Channel the winds faded. The wind shift was close. Clouds building to the north and west announced the approaching front. I sailed on the light northeast wind back to the marina and had just finished covering my sail as the rain started. Perfect timing...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
A light WSW breeze starting out at under 10 knots made for some slow easy sailing. I headed for the channel but by the time I got there the wind had decreased even further. The outgoing tidal current had me decide against being drawn eastward with not enough wind to return against it until the current eased. Sailed around Willoughby Bay instead
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Local sail with my neighbor Eris. Wind gusts at the Willoughby Degaussing 26 knots. One reef in the sail all day.
Friday, April 10, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Almost calm as I headed out. I motored around the corner to the end of Willouhgby Spit close to the HRBT. I had never paid much attention to this area and was surprised just how close to the bridge deep water extended. I anchored there for a bit and tried a little fishing first with a lure then Fish Bites but nothing.
After a while a gentle west wind arrived so up went the sail and I managed to get in a little sailing.
Thursday, April 9, 2026 to Friday, April 10, 2026
Number of days:
2 days
A cool but nice afternoon on the water. East wind ~15 knots so put in one reef to keep things relaxing.
Anchored about 400' from the Birdnest windward mark to photo the race and then stayed there overnight.
Very light winds so motored back to Willoughby Marina in the morning.