Went for a last overnighter on Steve C's boat which has a diesel heater. Light air but a pretty day so we drifted down to Harness Creek off of the South River. Huge manly meals as always and a nice way to end up the cruising season.
Century Club: John Zseleczky
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Any excuse to go for a boat ride. The excuse this time was to warm up the oil in order to drain it. In preparation for winter I had hosed down the foot of the jib to get the salt off and used the boat ride to air it out. Motored out to Whitehall Bay and back. Chilly and breezy but a nice day.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Scott driving
Steve supervising autopilot
Went for a daysail with Steve C and friend Scott on Steve's Tartan 4100. The main purpose being lunch but also a nice easy blue sky sailing day.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Faithful Companion
Planning to re-engine so wanted to take some videos of my faithful Atomic Four underway to show potential buyers. This was just a short motorboat ride out to Whitehall Bay but another day on the water anyway.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
Living Large
Sailing into West River
Morning Dew
Son Pete came up from NC to join me for our last CHESSS race of the season and a few days on "Old Blue". Had a light air run down toward W. River and eventually had to motor for a rendezvous with the CHESSS gang. The wind was still super light the next day for the race but we managed to get off and going around the buoys with Pete and I trading the helm back and forth to the person on the low side. We came in second, which was a happy surprise.
After the finish we tried to sail to Bloody Point with Wye River as the target destination but the wind kept getting lighter and we ended up aborting and heading back to W. River. The nights were cold but we had a full moon each night and a very memorable mini-cruise.
Friday, October 11, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Boat Show Action in the Harbor
Heading back out
Sailed down to Annapolis Harbor for a preview of the Sailboat Show. There were an incredible number of big boats in the outer anchorage and of course lots of huge catamarans in the Boat Show docks. It's really nice to be able to singlehand a nimble boat through the harbor.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
A Gorgeous Day on the Water
Colt and Barbara came out for a sail with me on another gorgeous blue sky day with 72 degF temp and 10 kts N wind. We sailed through all of the moored boats in town for the Boat Show and then a little into the harbor, then out and about in the Bay. What a pretty day!
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Neighbor friend Colt came along for a sail on a brisk 12 knot NW blue sky day. Sailed out past Hackett's Point G1. We tried heaving to and did a few man overboard drills with a cushion. Heaving to actually worked pretty well and I think that Colt could get me back onboard if I were to go over the side.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
With a light air day forecast and beautiful blue sky I decided to check my new magnetic compass deviation. Motored around in circles in Whitehall Bay, jotting down compass heading vs. GPS heading every ten degrees. Found the compass read high by about ten degrees all of the way around. Well, that's handy and got me out on the boat another day.
Monday, September 9, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
With contractors in and out of the house I went for a quick sail in the gorgeous fall weather, taking a few long tacks down to Annapolis "A" and back. Not much of an accomplishment but a nice break in the day.