J22 teaching practice and a little fun sail

Took #6 out to practice for otw teaching w/Robert. 50's F super sunny and beautiful, wind started very low but picked up to an excellent 10-12 I'd guess. Wind from the ESE with pretty annoying fluctuations that made my figure 8 POB practice hard. Still made good progress and am getting reasonably comfortable with it. After a bit we sailed out past the fort and back. 4 hrs sailing.

Also met a couple Chesapeake bay boat people who helped us secure a massive 20ft long double railroad tie or beam or something with huge screws sticking out. Too heavy to even hoyer lift so just tied to a cleat for the trash boat.