It was a hot and humid day so we decided to forgo the golf course and take our boards out for a paddle on Back Creek.
Century Club: Dorian Haldeman
Sunday, June 16, 2024 to Friday, September 6, 2024
Number of days:
6 days
June 16- a beautiful flat day on the bay. We ran down to the target ship and caught a 25 inch bluefish!! It was huge!
June 22- a breeze day run to the Little Choptank for lunch at Palm Beach Willie's. Nice day for a soft crab sandwich and orange crush. Rough ride back in a building southerly
June 23- nice day for a ride up the Pax River for a beach cocktail.
June 28- evening boat ride
June 28- attempted fishing up the Patuxent. No fish. Stopped at Myrtle Point beach for a swim.
September 6- cloudy day fishing
Sunday, June 16, 2024 to Sunday, August 11, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
June 16- a beautiful flat day on the bay. We ran down to the target ship and caught a 25 inch bluefish!! It was huge!
June 22- a breeze day run to the Little Choptank for lunch at Palm Beach Willie's. Nice day for a soft crab sandwich and orange crush. Rough ride back in a building southerly
June 23- nice day for a ride up the Pax River for a beach cocktail.
August 11- we took a ride to the target ship/ Middle Grounds and caught 7 beautiful Spanish Mackerel and 3 nice bluefish. Looks like I will be smoking fish for dip!
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
We finally got around to installing the new thermostat and fresh water pump on the yanmar. Now Terrapin is purring like a kitten. We got her out the slip for a sunset sail to celebrate. Now time for a bottom job!
Saturday, May 25, 2024 to Sunday, May 26, 2024
Number of days:
2 days
It was a light a lumpy Saturday for racing. Sadly I broke my tiller universal in the first race and did not finish. Thankfully the breeze came up in the afternoon and I placed 1 and 3 in the following races. Sunday racing was cancelled so we had a nice Back Creek Paddle!
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
I rushed home from work to catch the tail end of the Blue Angels practice. I missed most of the show but got to see some friends out on the water. It was a beautiful day!
Friday, May 10, 2024 to Saturday, May 11, 2024
Number of days:
2 days
I served two days of race committee duty on the SSA red RHIB as the pin boat for the Soling Notth American Championship. Friday was cold, rainy and breeze on! We tried to set a course on Saturday but found it too light for the amount of current. Oh well. It was a fun weekend on the water.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 to Sunday, November 10, 2024
Number of days:
10 days
Boat work season is in full swing...
May 4- wash and prep Key West for launch.
May 19 - Spring wash on Terrapin
July 5- refrigeration recharge
July 21- cleaning of Spanish Mackerel in preparation for sale
Sept 2- disassembling the windlass on Terrapin
sept 12- Wash and wax the Lasers
Oct 1- load trailer for Fishing Bay
Oct 4- unload and prep boats at Fishing Bay
Nov-10- Winterizing Terrapin
Nov 16- hanging kayak racks
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 to Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Number of days:
17 days
The Tuesday evening racing at SSA has started! Fun on the water with friends every Tuesday!
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18- great breeze and waves!
June 25- great breeze and waves! Won 3 of 4 races
July 11- great breeze. Won 3 of 4!
July 18- hot! Lots of breeze, not many radials
July 23- light
July 30- big southerly and waves! Fun night of sailing before the rain.
Aug 6- fun breeze
Aug 20- shifty northerly with breeze! Felt like Frostbiting
Aug 27- light southerly, I won all the radial races!
Sept 3- broke my gudgeon but got it fixed and made it out for one race- and I got second place! Light breeze
Sept 10- last TESOD of the season! It was light but a great turnout. Unfortunately the sun is setting earlier so until next year!
Friday, February 23, 2024 to Sunday, March 3, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
We rode the ferry from Ceiba to Culebra for our annual winter vacation! It was a smooth full moon ride to and a bumpy gusty ride back 10 days later. We did catch a glimpse of a momma and baby whale on the return trip.
While in Culebra we took the water taxi to Culebrita for some hiking and snorkeling (sadly, in the rain). Maybe better weather next year!