Century Club: AJ Batcheller

Friday, April 14, 2023
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  • Very enjoyable sail out to the Potomac.

Nice morning sail out to the Potomac River.  At times almost no wind, at times a tad too much wind.  

Thursday, April 13, 2023
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  • I wasn't the only one out today enjoy perfect April weather.

Perfect day for an afternoon sail around Mattox Creek.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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  • Morning sail around Mattox Creek
  • Checking on the Ospreys

Went out about 10:30 to a brisk 7 - 10 MPH wind.  No issues and lots of fun.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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1 day
  • Nice afternoon sail around Mattox Creek

Nice afternoon sail around Mattox Creek.  I did manage to pull my jib sock halyard down however.  Always something.

Sunday, April 9, 2023
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  • The Osprey nest at DM# 4
  • The Osprey nest at DM# 4
  • The Osprey nest at DM# 4
  • The Osprey nest at DM# 4

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.

Thursday, April 6, 2023
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1 day

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. 

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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1 day
  • Perfect day for a sail to the Potomac.

78 degrees, 5 - 7 mph winds, not a cloud in the sky.  Perfect day for a sail out to the Potomac.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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1 day
  • Day marker 7, aka The Duck Blind

Nice, uneventful morning sail around Mattox Creek. 

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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1 day
  • Sailing around Placid Bay

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. 

Thursday, March 16, 2023
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1 day
  • Looking out towards Church Point and the Potomac

The wind was a bit unpredicable which made Karen a bit uncomfortbalbe so a relatively short, (1 hour), sail on Mattox Creek.

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