Sunday 9/15 - sailing 2 days in a row!!

Trip dates: 
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

Been a while since I have been out two days in a row.  Started out in the morning helping the same dock neighbor with his Dodger project.  My first mate had a friend come down for a sail - so we headed out about 10:45.  The winds were whipping into the marina, so being cautious and having a first time sailor on board, I double reefed the main and we only had out 85% of the front sail. After a rather slow sail down Langford creek, and seeing nothing higher than 6 knots of wind, I decided to shake out the reef and open the front sail to a 100% jib. We sailed down the Chester towards Eastern Neck island - led a parade of sailboats coming out of Langford creek. Wind picked up a bit, but not enough to worry about - the SCA wasn't until 3pm. We sailed all the way back up and decided to drop the anchor on the leeward side of Cacaway Island for a bit. Got back into the slip at 3pm.  Lovely day of sailing with winds out of the East from 6 - 15+ knots.  Barometer was 30.34 and the temperature range was 72-82 degrees.