Had a nice private lesson in spite of low/flakey wind. Pleased with how quick my student picked up tacking and was reacting intuitively to wind changes, which were many. Had trouble with the downwind/crosswind off the far finger by the dolphins so had her bring us in at the T-head and I brought it over with George after. T-storm started just as I put the washboard in.
90s, sunny, 3-7 SSW 4.5hrs
Took #1 (tiller extension about to fall off) and did an excellent quick stop in front of dominoes and then let James practice all the way out to the turning basin and back. High 80s, overcast, very puffy with weird sudden oscillating gusts at twice the steady wind rate. We reefed in the basin because it seems to be picking up significantly, but ended up just being extra gusts out in that area. Wind was SSE 5-13 as per the buoy at ft mchenry. Heard thunder as we headed back around UA, and then more as we docked. Less than 2 hours.
Went out for an hour and a bit to get a few more quick stops in for domino swirl practice, but it was SO shitty and flakey, AND was oscillating more than 180 degrees every few minutes, AND the heat felt much worse than I expected in the low 90s. Drank a liter of water and a liter of electrolyte stuff and still felt nauseous. Ended up dropping the main for downwind docking, wind oscillated 90 degrees, dropped to almost nothing, had to rock from the back of the boat so I could steer, just, ugh. Docked fine but only got in 2 "quick" stops the whole time and definitely overheated. Bleh.
Took Maryanne out with Frank & Will for accessibility today so I could get comfortable maneuvering. Definitely want to get more practice it feel pretty ok on that specific boat right now. Need to turn a few inch's earlier coming in to coast perfectly, and remember to have the wheel turned hard over before starting to back out when leaving. Otherwise easy peasy.
overcast, mid 80s, low wind, 2-5ish mostly from the S ish. 3hrs.
Almost didn't go out tonight because of the weather, but triple checked the satellite and felt pretty comfortable that we had a few hours before anything major blew through, so went down to DSC around 4:30 and spent a couple hours doing quick stops. I really needed the SH practice, had basically ignored it since April. Wind was great, 7-12 or so, pretty bad oscillation between ENE and N, with a few reflected puffs from the WNW. But was able to get some good practice in anyway. Then James got a little tiller time (photographic evidence!) and we sailed out to UA and back, and I did a few more quick stops. I would have kept going, but the reefing line got horribly caught up in the block and I was afraid it would get worse and I wouldn't be able to ease the sheet. So we came in and docked. Lovely misty fog in the low 70s. About 3 hrs.
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.
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.
Coached Grace & Princess on #4 through upwind & downwind docking, and some tacking/jibing. Very hot. Wind 5-6kts from the WSW. 5-8:30pm
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
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.