Century Club: Rebekah Bromwell

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
DSC member sail, spinnaker practice!

Woot! I got to hop on with John for a spinnaker lesson from Jordan and it was awesome! Light wind so no real pressure, but we coordinated nicely and got a routine down pretty nicely. I definitely need to do it again soon, probably a few times before forgetting stuff to make sure it really sticks though. Weather cooled off substantially after the thunderstorm I had to drive through TWICE going to the canceled AYC WNR. Really pleased to have managed to get through traffic and catch member sail though. 
 

Mid 80s, slightly overcast. Wind mostly from the west at 5-10. About 3hrs.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Intro class evening 4

In spite of the heat, my students came out and we managed to rig, demonstrate a reefed main, duck back into the shade for a break and do knots and the theory on heave-to's, and then braved the sun to set off and get more tiller practice in. We got in two heave-to's, got out of irons, discussed how useful backed jibs can be, and did a couple of up wind docks and a downwind. 
 

Insane heat. Felt like 110 but was probably only 99 or 100. Very low wind, 2-6 W 3hrs

Pretty sure one of my students was on the verge of severe heat exhaustion shortly after leaving the dock though. Luckily I had an emergency Gatorade in my bag, but I don't think that was enough. Should have insisted he get something from Royal farms. Really felt worried the way he was sweating and out of it. I had them come in a little early and by then it was slightly cooler and the sun was lower as well. 

Monday, June 23, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
WoW mentoring

Coached Grace & Princess on #4 through upwind & downwind docking, and some tacking/jibing. Very hot. Wind 5-6kts from the WSW. 5-8:30pm

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Member sail cruise on Messin About

Took too long to put dipstick back in when checking oil, and docking was stressful af, but otherwise really nice almost bridge run w/James, Dan, & Jun-Jun. Very hot, low ish wind but felt good at a close reach. Wing on wing coming home was decent speed but almost unbearable heat wise. Bleh. Wind was from the west, 5-10, mostly less. 12-4:30

Saturday, June 21, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
EYC classic on Chessie

Start got pushed later due to low wind, but it picked up a bit and we had 5-8kts and pretty good time except for the heat. Had an iced coffee at leeward cafe waiting for the start and got to chat about A2N w/Emma and John and Mark. 
 

We retired after the second race because of the heat. 

 

Party at EYC was nice. Got to meet some people.

Friday, June 20, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Solstice cruise on Akimbo

Took Akimbo out for the solstice sail with James, Mark, Kevin & Bill. It was a beautiful night, moderate wind from the west. We left around 4:45 and came back around 9. Sailed out on a beam past carol island and back. Did some mentoring so Kevin could undock us, do a heave to, reverse motoring for a bit, some pivot turns, and dock us at the end of the night. 

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Coaching Maggie for her OTW tomorrow

After the thunderstorm passed over us we went out and did some quick stops, heave tos, and docking in #5. Low wind at 5ish it's mostly from the south but oscillating between SE & SW which made docking a pain. She's got heave tos now though, and is pretty solid on quick stops. 6:30-8:30 or so.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Teaching intro evening 3

Had a nice time with my students practicing tonight. 2 of them did some solid upwind docking practice, everyone got to spend time tacking and jibing. We talked about fun DSC events, rules of the road, what a pan pan is (cg kept relaying one without any useful info) and how to respond if a storm rolls in. 
Very low wind, 5-7kts E, overcast w/occasional sprinkle but no major issues. Looked to be getting worse around 8:30 as we put the boat away.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
AYC series 2 race 2 on Chessie

Light wind but enough to get perfectly decent speed. Lovely evening. General recall at the first start. Had to wait fir everyone else to do theirs first then. We also touched a mark so had to do a spin. 

Friday, June 6, 2025 to Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Number of days:
5 days
A2N with Sea Witch

What an experience. I was so sure we're were going to finish super well and even get line honors. Retiring Tuesday morning and hobbling into the hamptons is a bit depressing. I still would do it a hundred times over. That was the most fun and intense learning I've had sailing yet. Will try to figure out a proper log with conditions and details later. Wasn't really able to keep one underway. 
 

my opinion on Beneteau boats is totally changed btw, lol. (At least for some of them.)

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