Century Club: Dorian Haldeman

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Sunday, June 16, 2024 to Sunday, August 11, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
Key West fishing and powerboat rides!

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
Terrapin Lives!!

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
SSA ILCA Spring Series

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
Blue Angels practice dinghy ride!

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
Race Committee

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

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
TESOD

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
Culebra, Puerto Rico 2024

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!

Sunday, January 7, 2024 to Sunday, March 24, 2024
Number of days:
7 days
ILCA Frostbite

Series 1

Jan 7- Race Committee- heavy breeze!

Jan 21- dug out from the snow to go sailing!  Cold!

Jan 28

Series 2

Feb 4- light air day

Feb 11- Race Committee, light breeze

March 17 - fun day, won two races, 2nd overall

March 24-  final day of the Frostbite season!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, January 1, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Ice Bowl- New Years Day!

An SSA sailing tradition!  The ILCA fleet fielded fifteen boats for the Annual Stuart Walker Ice Bowlz. We raced 11 miles up and back down the Severn River on a chilly, overcast New Years Day.  As always it was a challenging race.  A great way to start the year!

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