Century Club: Christopher Perez
Morning view from the cockpit of M/V Exit Strategy
Flat conditions for a lunch run to Galesville
Once the rain clouds broke up it was a sparkling day. We went to visit friends at anchor in Lake Ogleton and then went to Little Burley Creek and Whitehall Creek before returning to Back Creek.
Left the dock at 0504 for the 0541 sunrise. Cloud cover kept the sky from popping off but it was still worth the trip. We ran under the Bay Bridge and around the Sandy Point light then headed back to City Dock for takeout coffee at RiseUp in Market House. Later today is a routine BCI lunch cruise, destination TBD.
KC, Pebbles, and the Admiral
Chronic Sailing’s Tunesday on Back Creek
The men of BCI were treated to the presence of 3 lovely passengers on today's lunch run to Kentmoor Restaurant. The Bay was as smooth as a swimming pool for the trip over and back. Next stop: Tunesday here on Back Ck courtesy of Chronic Sailing.
We took an easy slow Sunday trip around Horn Point to Annapolis City Marina for ethanol-free fuel. Saw our friends Bess and Trey aboard their 25' Contender CC. Then saw Heather and Vernon at Annapolis Landing fuel dock on the way home. We went to the end of Back Creek before coming back to the lift. Next week's temps are supposed to be in the 80's so some lunches will be planned. Welcome, June.
8” seam separation with another 3” split on the other side.
Finished project; very happy with the results
I have a few upholstery seams that are splitting in various parts of the interior. Partly the natural state of affairs for a 9 yr old boat, and partially (reportedly) because the manufacturer used the wrong thread during the build. Regardless, it was bothering me. After considering a few very expensive options I decided to give it a shot at repairing the seams myself. I restitched a few small areas and they turned out well. However I chose to take the cushion with the biggest split to Marty's Bag Works in Edgewater. Marty's is a terrific family business and they made a custom bow and cockpit cover for my boat about 4 yrs ago.
Marty's GM is Bryan Nagel and you won't meet a nicer gentleman. As we chatted, he told me that they had lost their hand sewing specialist after she moved out of the state so while he could take care of it, he could not give me a firm timeline. When Bryan learned that I had gotten comfortable with smaller repairs, he encouraged me to try to do this on my own. He even gave me several yards of the Tenara PTFE thread that would help me complete the project. Armed with this thread and his encouragement I managed to complete the repair and it turned out better than expected.A very satisfying outcome for a problem that had been bothering me since the beginning of the season. I still have a few very small seams to restitch and the interior will be good to go for several more seasons.
Greenbury Point towers
Impossible to overstate the joys of getting up early to catch the sunrise from the water. The best ones seem to come just before or just after rain, but they each have their own character. Today the water was glassy. Sometimes I'll go out to get photos of cargo ships on the Bay but today I just idled out to the mouth of Back Creek and took in the colors. I try to get in position 20-30 min before scheduled sunrise for the best colors. Once the sun is up it tends to flatten things out very quickly (still beautiful, though).
Today puts me 33 1/3 of the way to the Century Club achievement.
The Admiral (aka #sportywife) cheering on her beloved Detroit Tigers; Memorial Day 2025
A cloudy start to the day led to a spectacular afternoon. We packed a homemade picnic lunch and set off at 12:30 for Clements Creek off the Severn River. We found a quiet corner just off the large mooring field and set anchor. Settled in for about 3 hours of dining, sipping, and listening to a Mem'l Day playlist and the Detroit Tigers baseball game. There may have been a brief nap in there, too. We're in for a few days of rain this week so I removed a bow cushion to bring in for some minor seam reinforcement this week. A cloudy start to the day led to a spectacular afternoon. We packed a homemade picnic lunch and set off at 12:30 for Clements Creek off the Severn River. We found a quiet corner just off the large mooring field and set anchor. Settled in for about 3 hours of dining, sipping, and listening to a Mem'l Day playlist and the Detroit Tigers baseball game. There may have been a brief nap in there, too. We're in for a few days of rain this week so I removed a bow cushion to bring in for some minor seam reinforcement this week.