Nice afternoon sail around Mattox Creek. I did manage to pull my jib sock halyard down however. Always something.
Century Club: AJ Batcheller
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Nice afternoon sail around Mattox Creek
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
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
Number of days:
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
Number of days:
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
Number of days:
1 day
Day marker 7, aka The Duck Blind
Nice, uneventful morning sail around Mattox Creek.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Number of days:
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
Number of days:
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.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
We took advantage of another beautiful early March day for a sail around Mattox Creek.
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Morning sail to Church Point.
Left around 10:30 AM for a nice Sunday morning sail to Church Point. It started to get a bit gusty and I had the common sense to get back home before my it got too challenging.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Hoisting the sail for the first time in 526 days. Picture curtesy of my wonderful wife Karen.
Just a perfect February day for sailing. No sure why I can't get the pictures to be horizontal.
It’s been 526 days since I last sailed and today was the perfect day to go out on Mattox Creek. 58 degrees, light wind, blue skies. It is also the first time that I’ve ever sailed in a winter month. I stayed out for about 3 hours. Nothing left to do today but smile, smile, smile.