Coached a very tough docking lesson in extremely quick wind shifts, and then a second lesson for someone reinforcing skills. Fairly spicy until sundown.
Century Club: Rebekah Bromwell
Monday, May 4, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Did a few little finishing touches on Akimbo before splashing and driving back to DSC. Then cruising mentoring in the evening with POBs and docking practice. Something seems to have come loose in the electrical panel to the engine hours widget and the shutoff button though because we couldn't turn the engine off at all. :-( I showed the guys how to empty the lazarette to get access to the air filter and block it.
Saturday, May 2, 2026 to Sunday, May 3, 2026
Number of days:
2 days
Did a distance race on Saturday and Sunday in the PHRF class. Did terribly but made some new friends. Really lovely group of people on Querencia 2. On Saturday we had 7 people and used the symmetrical spinnaker, but on Sunday with gusts to 30 and down 2 crew we skipped it. I learned what TLE means lol.
Friday, May 1, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
The day started with glassy water but we finally got out to some decent steady 5-8kts and find some great figure 8 POBs. After lunch we went back out planning more fig 8s, but got overwhelmed with 20kts and INSANE traffic. Sugar barge, 3 tugs, pilot boat, BKI practice boats plus safety boat with instructor observer, the Neapolitan and 3 water taxis all within a tiny segment of water and time. Finally got out enough to heave to and reef. Ended the day with docking practice. Am exhausted and have no voice left.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Spent about 10 hours zipping around the bay trouble shooting new rigging and testing out sails. Spent a ton of it at 10kts. Really fun day. Wind was from the NW 11-27 all day. Mostly sunny in the 60s.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Took Akimbo out for an impromptu cruising skipper mentor session, in the "moderate" rain and very minimal wind. Rich did great though and docked us back at home.
Monday, April 27, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Spent a wonderful couple of hours coaching skills. Wind died out but we rocked and paddled how just as the sun set.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Slightly chilly, overcast, and breezy NE 10-15 or so. Set out and sailed towards the bay bridge, intending to do a symetrical spinnaker set to run back, but about halfway out we noticed water coming over the floorboards. I took the helm and let people familiar with the boat get to work below. Bilge pump wasn't working but I did get a hefty spray of nastiness when they started with the manual and we were on a port tack. Bleh. Tacked back towards Annapolis and got the discharge over on the low side, then engine on and dropped sails. Had to hold the throttle heading back but I think it's fixed now. Super fun crowd on the boat, and I am allowed back next week.