Nice morning sail out to the Potomac River. At times almost no wind, at times a tad too much wind.
Century Club: AJ Batcheller
Perfect day for an afternoon sail around Mattox Creek.
Went out about 10:30 to a brisk 7 - 10 MPH wind. No issues and lots of fun.
Nice afternoon sail around Mattox Creek. I did manage to pull my jib sock halyard down however. Always something.
The wind was blowing at around 5 mph and the temperature was in the 50’s making for a real nice sail around Mattox Creek. As usual I was entertained by the Osprey.
The weather forecast for today was marginal at best as they were calling for thunderstorms and strong winds. As I was finishing up lunch it looked like a rather pleasant afternoon with thunderstorms not forecasted to hit until 5:00 PM so I went out for a nice, early afternoon sail. I did have some issues with my jib not unfurling all the way. I believe it was because the line that hosts the jib sock was wrapped around the head of the jib, or at least that’s what I hope was the issue. Returned safely then noticed that the cotter circle holding the pin in the furler was missing. Someone up above is watching over me.
78 degrees, 5 - 7 mph winds, not a cloud in the sky. Perfect day for a sail out to the Potomac.
Nice, uneventful morning sail around Mattox Creek.
Winter was back for a few days hence I hadn’t had a chance to sail since last week and was chomping at the bit to go out. My weather app and the Argo app both predicted winds around 6 mph. Guess what? They were wrong! Try winds in the 10-15 mph range. My sail to Placid Bay was fine but once I rounded the bend it became a bit challenging. I had the good sense to take the sails down and motor home without incident.
The wind was a bit unpredicable which made Karen a bit uncomfortbalbe so a relatively short, (1 hour), sail on Mattox Creek.