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
Century Club: Rebekah Bromwell
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
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
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
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
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
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
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.)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Beautiful night, but pretty crazy wind for me. Mid 20s and gusty so we didn't get the spinnaker out until the end. I got a hell of a work out on jib. Was fun, but stressful. I am noticing a pattern lol.
Also got completely soaked in spray and waves while hiking.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Spent a couple hours coaching SAFE kids and their teacher through tacking and jibing practice, did some fun follow the leader, and then talked one through docking.
Left it at the t-head briefly, and then went back out with Hunter to practice some quick stops, heave-to and docking before his checkout tomorrow. Wind dropped unfortunately as we started docking so it was really slow, but hopefully going through the motions will be a helpful base.
Monday, June 2, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Took Heather, Bhavani & Princess out for some light wind skills practice. Did rigging as skipper practice, some jibing and tacked back. Coached Bhavani through a nice downwind docking at the end.
Gorgeous evening, warm, wind was W ish with some weird shifts along the harbor. 5-10 or so.