Just over 3hrs of low ish wind (3-7 ESE) in stupid hot weather (90s) but at least we got to sail. Coached POBs and docking. (Bhavani and Robert)
Century Club: Rebekah Bromwell
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Took #5 out with James, Richard & Sarah for a short sail up to anchorage and did a bunch of POBs, then turned around and coached James through an impeccable crosswind docking. Wind was much less than anticipated, probably 5-10max SE. it started SW, but oscillated all the way around by the time we got back. Very warm. Got up to 90 I think.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Took Meghan out with Emma for a little sail past ft Mchenry. Did a little mark rounding before heading back. Weather was great, sunny and warm, breezy enough that we hove-to and reefed to keep it easy. Wind was 10-13SW
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Fairly breezy but absolutely wonderful sail with these 3. Wind was 10-14ish ESE, sunny in the low 70s. Couldn't make it to the bridge with the headwinds and time constraints, but still super fun.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Got through almost all the rest of the spring checklist, and then took Richard and James out for some motoring instruction, then sailing and checked the reefing lines, etc out underway. Wind dropped pretty low but we were able to sail back to UA before turning the engine on. Really lovely beautiful day. Sunny and warm but felt a little cool when the sun started to go down. Wind was 5-10 N
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
No more skipper spots left when I tried to register so went as crew with Albert, Sandy, James and Santhosh. Tried to get a shakedown sail on Sweet Dreams but the starter filed again so went hopped over onto Messin about for a short light wind but gorgeous evening sail. Wind was 5-10 SEish. Cool and sunny.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Started helping Tom go through the spring checklist on Sun, and then grabbed Ekiben and set off for a test sail. Anchored for lunch by Canton, then sailed almost to the Key Bridge, turned down and headed back. Wind was about 7-10 ESE and it was sunny and beautiful but not too hot. Made excellent time both ways, docked back at DSC in just over 4hrs.
Monday, March 30, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Changed the oil on Sun and Akimbo and did a few other small things. Then took a J out for a fun sail up to the turning basin, heaved-to and reefed, coached James through some PoBs and then sailed back. Just a couple of hours but very fun. Wind was 9-13SW, mid 50sF, partial sun.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Spending a maintenance day putting sails back on Sun. The reefing blocks are a massive pain and keep sticking, but otherwise everything went great.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Gorgeous sunny day but chilly in the 40s. Wind was 10-15NNW. We sailed up to the turning basin and did some POBs (nailed my first quick stop in months, yeah!) and beat back to DSC. Broached for the first time over by UA/Dominoes which was...wet. And cold. But actually not particularly concerning in the moment. I was on the low side having just uncleated the jib sheet and found myself laying in the harbor while still seated in the cockpit. My instinct was to just hold on and wait a moment, and then we popped back up easy peasy. (Well, easy ... a bit of yelling about blowing the main..peasy...lol) My vest didn't even go off (thank goodness, THAT would have really annoyed me) as my front didn't get wet at all. I did not enjoy the gallon of cold water down my neck into my foulies and sloshing around dripping into my boots for the next hour though. Oh well. Cool to know it's much less dramatic than it looks from the outside. I'm sure I'd feel differently if the spinnaker had been up though. That still scares me.