Another quick paddle off Forest Landing. Very similar in route to yesterday, but I took a quick peek around the corner. Nice to still be getting out here on the board deep into November, even if I'm limited by daylight.
Century Club: Jonathan Nepini
Monday, November 18, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
A quick out and back at Forest Landing. Not much time to paddle given precious little daylight but still nice to be out there.
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Our sad deflated spinnaker
Very light conditions for today's frostbite. We started well given the conditions, but things quickly became light and shifty. It took a lot of effort to reach the only mark of the day, including a spinnaker set and douse. The breeze filled in just enough for us to have a pleasant, if rather slow, ride back. Once again the dirty bottom on the boat hindered our progress, and we finished in 13th for the day.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Sunset on Breton Bay
Spectacular view of Buzzard Point
A quick paddle at Leonardtown Wharf before dinner with a friend. Pretty cold and breezy but gorgeous lighting. I only had time for a quick out & back to Ryken, but it was still worth going.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Would've been a great shot if we weren't pinching...
Spinnaker dueling with Rakali
SMSA Frostbites #2. Light conditions and four on the boat meant we were back to flying a spin. We headed out early to get warmed up and put in some practice work to knock the cobwebs off. A touch late to the start as a result of my calling the line badly, but clean nonetheless and off to a fairly tidy race. We had a couple small hiccups but generally sailed well, and had a particularly satisfying spinnaker run, but a dirty bottom and stiff fleet of competitors left us with a 12th place result. This series is proving without a doubt that sailing is a "use it or lose it" sport.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
Michael was in town this weekend and in posession of his fancy new SUP, so we decided to go for a lengthy test run off Forest Landing. Breezy and cool but otherwise pleasant conditions for a 7mi run from one end of the creek network to the other. We set a pretty quick pace and were able to cover a lot of mileage pretty quickly. A great day to be out there enjoying the scenery.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Brought a long sleeve shirt as my change of clothes for a brief after-work paddle and found myself overdressed. Strange for it to be this warm in November. A quick but pleasant paddle, though leaves kept getting stuck on my fin and slowing me down.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Getting together with some friends for a sail to distract from the heavy election news. Great conditions on the river, with ample breeze and warm temps. We sailed a reach up to the bridge and a reach back. It feels strange to be on the dock in darkness by 6pm, I'm not especially looking forward to the winter ahead.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
A quick paddle at the now very early sunset. Took a brief lap to one of the coves off Clarke's Landing. Really working to maximize my season this year on account of the warm temperatures.
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
The fleet as viewed from the bridge
Nice weather and great breeze for SMSA Frostbites #1. We were running Dangerous pretty shorthanded so we raced non-spin in a varied fleet. We decided to tough it out with the big genoa, and got a workable downwind start. Conditions lightened on the leg, and we worekd to sail gybe angles, until we eventually realized we were making better progress putting the boat wing-on-wing. We rounded the mark into a close reach, and kept the boat powered up but were rolled over by a couple faster boats. We put in a clean beat to the third mark, then caused some trouble rigging the pole to the genoa, losing some time. We put in one more fairly tidy beat to a third place finish. Not our sharpest ay ever on the water, but fun nonetheless.