Drove like a bat from DC to get home by 5; ended up getting home by 5:09 and leaving the dock by 5:28. Had a great sail with my neighbor on my new T245, Lark, in 9 knots of S wind. Returned to the dock by 6;35, and got everything buttoned down just as the last light left the sky. Perfect timing, but also showing how little time we have after work these days to go sailing, sadly.
Lark performed nicely, getting up to 5.3 knots upwind in 9 knots true. Ran 2/3 of the way down Round Bay, circled around a Catalina 31 heading north, and turned north ourselves, and went downwind about 4-4.8 knots, easily passing the Catalina. A great evening for experimentation. And I finally got the clearance lights to work with the steaming light. And the engine started right up, no problem.