I can feel winter creeping in. While a nice day out on the water, it is only a matter of time before the open boats see little use until warmer temps return.
Century Club: Billy Hannigan
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
What a beautiful boat
We found treasure in the North Atlantic
Keeping boats full of nuns safe
Bringing in the booty
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Yep, still swollen
At anchor at Old Point Comfort
'merica!
Where are you going Mr fat Jack? I'm going to get the little boat. The little boat?
Canadian warship getting demagnetized
SV Thalia
Patrick and Michaela heading to the Bahamas
Hammerhead crane at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Where did these come from?
Took 111 out on patrol today. I really enjoy the vessels with the large fuel tanks. 300 gallons beats the 100 gallons on my assigned vessel. Ran into content creators, Patrick and Michaela on SV Thalia.
Monday, November 18, 2024
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1 day
West Neck Creek
First obstacle
Low bridge. Had to remove the electronics and engine cowling to fit
Low clearance
Assholes.... Go check the fuel, ha ha, very funny
Our chariot
Could not fit under the pipes at Dozier Bridge
Attempted the yet to be named training exercise, navigating from the ICW via West Neck Creek into the Lynnhaven River then into the Chesapeake Bay. Foiled at Dozier's Bridge due to high water.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Rudee Inlet
Finding Mr. Body
Our unit received several new forward looking real-time sonars. So we spent the day locating the body and retrieving.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
SV Serenity
Unloading tomorrow's dinner
Campus of Hampton University
Facelift at Blackbeard's Point on the Hampton River
Make me a hole clown!
New VBFD boat 2
Navigation exercises in the lower Bay. Saw some beauties on the water today.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Cobb's Marins
Stop abandoning derelict vessels in our waters....
Vessels supporting Naval Special Warfare Command
CBBT
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Slow day on patrol. Checked some fisherman, but mostly just enjoyed a day underway.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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1 day
The Navy at work
'merica!
What a beauty
Cape Charles
Gonna have these checked out by the doc.... They're swollen
West Neck Creek/Lynnhaven River
Quick jaunt over to Cape Charles to blow the skirt off of 111 and then jump in the SeaArk to check out the water connection between the Chesapeake Bay to the ICW via the Lynnhaven River and West Neck Creek.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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1 day
Several of the really large yachts have already left for warmer climates
Rescue on the water today too
Dige a hole clown
Did not go on the Balance Cats at the show. Now wishing I had.
Slow day on patrol. There are a lot of new boats moored up awaiting November 1st. Wish I was among them at the end of hurricane season.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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1 day
Part of the Neptune involves the spyglass
Chesapeake Light
Big farm going in
Needed a bigger telescope
New towers going in
Neptune has our back.
Today I completed the training evolution, Neptune. Basically a nav run into the North Atlantic. Always fun to go offshore to see the clear water.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
My chariot for the day
Gotta walk past this
Dredge
Dredge
And more dredging
Frank Lloyd Wright House
Completed the training run,The Kraken. This one was a 40 mile, 5 hour nav run of all the Lynnhaven waters.