Carrie and Scott Kleinjan, members of the Annapolis Sailors Club, keep their 2002 Beneteau 331 Kairos at Horn Point in Eastport. They took a few minutes over the holidays to answer SpinSheet’s questions.
How did you get into sailing? We took an ASA weeklong captain’s course out of Tortola, BVI, many years ago but could not apply the time to sailing while we had three kids at home and work obligations. In 2014, I (Carrie) began a two-year work detail in the Washington, D.C. area and stayed in Annapolis during the work week. Being in this boating community rekindled my desire to sail. I convinced my husband that we needed to buy our own sailboat. Now that our youngest son has gone off to college, we spend all our free time on the boat, buying things for the boat, thinking about the boat, taking boating classes, and/or planning where we will go next season.
What’s the best part about being in a cruising club? We have found the boating community to be a friendly group always willing to share their knowledge about boating.
Do you have a favorite recent memory from a club rendezvous or raft? I really enjoyed the two raftup weekends we attended last summer where we anchored off a club member’s dock, brought food to share for a potluck at the club member’s home or marina, and returned to our boat to sleep. Also, we participated in the Hospice Cup this past fall. We would not have had the courage or incentive to join a race but for the encouragement we received from club members, especially Vicki Hurt.
What adventures do you have planned? We plan to participate in the Delmarva Rally this summer which will be our first foray into bluewater sailing.
