Wind died down and was on our nose most of the time so it was a frustratingly slow motor with occasional attempts to get a boost with a sail out. After dark the wind picked up and the angle improved for us so we made better time and finished up at 11:20. (About 12 hours, 5-12kts NE, pleasant weather)
Century Club: Rebekah Bromwell
Friday, August 1, 2025 to Saturday, August 2, 2025
Number of days:
2 days
Chessie did AMAZING! Also that fantastic NE wind all night helped lol. Truly fantasticly fun race. Finished in 8:42:30.
12-26NE overcast, no rain though. Significant (awesome) following seas, surfable waves most of the time. Hit 12.7 and spent most of the race 8.5-10.5 sog.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Chessie took a break from WNR because of gov cup this weekend so I took a J22 out at DSC to practice a few SH quick stops before member sail, and then went out with people for member sail. Temp was in the high 90s, but there was a very nice 8-10kt W breeze. ≈4hrs
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Took Akimbo to rusty scupper at lunch today to do pump out (it keeps back flowing into bowl, so horrible. :-( Did a huge flush through with clean water during pump out and added enzymes to bowl and tank. Also topped up forward water tank and diesel. Wiped down surfaces w/regular cleaner, but used Clorox wipe on the inside of the freezer and left open to dry and air out. Everything looks (and smells!) good now.
Teaching intro class 3 later this evening. There's supposed to be 5-10 kts SE but it didn't look like it at lunchtime. Also it was 101deg. This is too freaking hot and too little wind to teach or learn in. Hope it gets better later.
Monday, July 28, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Really enjoying these Monday nights. Wind started out nice, but very shifty, but we managed to rig and depart well. Sailed to canton turning basin and did some practice up there, sailed in and out a bit, then down to Anchorage and went in behind the marina a bit to show my students they are capable of maneuvering through other boats and docks. They did great, and I would have spent more time in there but the wind really petered out at that point. We hustled to get back and did some rocking to make it home. Docked upwind in about half a knot. (180 deg off from where it started.)
Saturday, July 26, 2025 to Sunday, July 27, 2025
Number of days:
2 days
Took Akimbo to Whitehall Bay with James, Ivan, and Anne. Anchored at the end of Mill Creek and had dinner at Cantler's. Really stupidly hot and hardly any wind. Took a quick dip as soon as we anchored and got some relief. Rigged 2 hammocks above deck for Ivan and I to start the night, but with an eye on the rain and potential thunderstorms, we packed it in when it started drizzling at 2. No real storm hit us though, just a bit of heavier rain close to 5am. Got going around 7:30 and felt optimistic with a very nice 10-12kts NE, and lots of clouds blocking the sun. By the time we went under the bridge the wind was already dying down and the clouds burned off, and we suffered the rest of the way home. We actually got our camping fans out to cool off in the cockpit eventually. Docked at 2ish just as thunder started at DSC and some light sprinkles. Skipped pump out and diesel top up today but will get it done tomorrow lunch time.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Super fun, definitely still need a lot of spin setting practice but feel like I'm starting to get it. Best race was the last one, we kept improving. Wind was medium high, but very switchy. Maybe 10-12 mostly east-ish. Lovely weather.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Lowish flakey wind but it picked up a bit later. We overtook a couple boats on the downwind leg. Did well on jib.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Lovely weather mid 80s, pretty decent wind as well (5-10 kts), though very extreme fluctuations between N and W. Made docking quite QUITE tricky, but we managed at the T head and also in the slip on a second try. 3.5hrs.
Monday, July 21, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Just a really particularly fun night with students. Lovely weather, decent breeze, great students. Low 90s, 5-10kts (patchy though) NW
Both students did a practice downwind docking at the T head before heading into the slip, but then the wind shifted to solidly N mid sail drop and we were making too much leeway. No problem, hoisted the jib and explained this is why we keep it handy. Sigh. Turned around and came back in, blew the jib and docked just fine. It was pretty tricky tbh and am really pleased at how well my student did at the tiller. He was quite anxious but did awesome.