Started the weekend off right with a sail on Dire Straits. Nice breeezy conditions on the river for a couple long upwind legs toward Calvert County and near Snow Hill, and a nice deep reach back in. A great way to start the weekend!
Century Club: Jonathan Nepini
Friday, May 15, 2026
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1 day
The old sail still gets the job done
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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1 day
Today's route
Quick paddle north in cool, breezy conditions ahead of the coming cold front. Got a little surfing action in on the way back to the ramp.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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1 day
Reaching to the bridge
A full crew on the boat tonight for a decidedly sporty Wednesday night. We gave Chris the helm and he expertly maneuvered the boat around the course to a tie for third place. I trimmed main and learned a lot about how to keep the boat fully powered and on her feet in heavy conditions.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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1 day
Today's route
Out for an evening paddle after some yard work. I made it nearly down to Captain Point, and enjoyed pleasant conditions without much breeze to impede my progress.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
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1 day
Today's route
Got out for a quick paddle before visiting my parents for Mother's Day. Beautiful conditions for a ride over to Broomes Island and back. Nice to get some sunshine on a picturesque spring morning.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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1 day
Powered up in the pre-start
Duking it out with Diablo
Out on Red Baron for the SMSA Vice Commodore's Cup. We sailed with 5 onboard in decidedly puffy conditions. This year was formatted as a pursuit race, and we had an easy start. Puffy conditions prevailed, but we decided to stick it out with the #1 up to maximize power potential on the reaching legs. We fought with Diablo for the whole race, weaving in and out of the lead. Ultimately they got us on the last leg, but it felt good to make them sweat a little. Fantastic conditions for a truly excellent day out on the water.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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1 day
Running to the finish
Out on Red Baron for another Wednesday night. Our esteemed foredeck Ben from Dangerous came out on Red Baron today, as well as a very competent Naval Academy alumnus. We were a bit late getting out to warm up, and our spinnaker halyard shackle popped open while aloft, so we had to switch to non-spin at the last second. We got off a clean start, and worked to maximize with the resources we had. We started with the 3, but ultimately decided to switch to the 1 for the downwind leg. Despite some challenges and working through a few issues we managed to put the boat on the podium for the first time this year. I went up and retrieved the halyard after the race. Lesson learned, tape the shackles!
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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1 day
I met up with Dion at Red Baron to help get some gear together on the boat. When I arrived, I found the gas can had flipped over and dumped some into the bilge, so we spent soem time cleaning that up, then decided to give the boat a pass for organization and to remove some extra equipment. A pretty evening to spend some time by the water, even if it wasn't for sailing.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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1 day
The Bay Bridge as we approached the Magothy
I was in Baltimore for a concert and was able to join in for the inaugural sail on Eighth Deadly Sin. Conditions were heavy, so we did all of our setup work at the dock. We left Rock Creek in the early afternoon, and headed south on the Bay back to the Magothy. We pushed the boat close to double digits, and were able to sail almost the whole way back in to the Magothy and Broad Creek. Great to get some time on the boat before a big upcoming trip and enjoy a sporty afternoon on the Bay.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Resting at the dock with her shiny new name letters
On account of the gorgeous conditions today I decided to take a quick after-work lap on Dire Straits. I got smart this time and paddled out of the inlet and set sails once I cleared Cole Creek. Nice, if sporty, conditions for a sail today, with gusts to 14 in the middle of the river. I sailed out to the middle, put in a tack over to Snow Hill Park, took another tack into the river, and a deep reach home. I still have some lingering issues to sort out on the boat, but she's a fun ride and just the right thing for simple sailing at my neighborhood waterfront.