Got a late start to a brief paddle off Foxwell Point. I made it out to the Gatsby house, then over to Ryken and back in under moonlight. Glad to get a little fresh air, though the daylight is making paddling after work a bit difficult.
Century Club: Jonathan Nepini
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Yours truly at the helm
Out on Heckle & Gybe with John Herbig for Day 1 of the SMSA Fall Invitational. My first time on a Bucc since last October, so I was a little nervous to see what I had forgotten. We had just enough breeze to get out to the course, set, gybe & douse, and generally get ready to race, but unfortunately what little breeze we had wasn't enough to actually start a race. We bobbed around for a couple hours, tossed a frisbee, listened to the Navy/Air Force game, but unfortunately never got enough breeze to actually start a race. Still fun to be out there, and nice to be back on a dinghy again after a too-long hiatus.
Friday, October 3, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
A gorgeous sunset over Solomons
A relaxing Friday sail on Barba Roja with friends - beautiful weather, a gorgeous sunset, and a great way to get the weekend going!
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
A slow, leisurely paddle off Clarke's Landing to round out a busy week. Nice conditions and cooler weather. The tide was up so I was able to tuck into a couple marshy areas that usually aren't passable.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
A nice after-work paddle off Forest Landing. I headed up to some of the coves on the north side of the creek and got a little more mileage in than I've otherwise been managing lately.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
The double headed rig
Knot Enuf out to play as well
With a crew of five and some good breeze, we decided to sail out towards the Bay and play with the new staysail Bob generously donated to the boat. She powered up nicely with the sail, and we saw 7kts boat speed in 10kts true with the double headed rig. We enjoyed a beautiful sunset on the way in, and ran into Ben out on Knot Enuf. A great evening spent with good friends.
Monday, September 29, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
A quick paddle off Clarke's Landing in failing light conditions. I headed out to Point Patience, then up towards the fishing pier at NRC Solomons. Nice to be out there, but it's getting trickier and trickier to do weeknights as sunset slides left.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Kicking back and having a sandwich while at the helm
After yesterday's somewhat dreary weather, we were rewarded with much more pleasant conditions today for a fun sail on Dangerous. Dewey's mom was in town visitng, and with the boat on the market she decided she needed to sail on her at least once before she's sold. We loaded up the coolers with snacks and headed out into the Bay to find some breeze. Light conditions on the river slowly gave way to gusts to 14 as we close reached up towards Cove Point. Once we reached the lighthouse, we turned towards shore and had a nice lunch on the way back down. It was a great day to be out on the water, and nice to do some casual daysailing on the boat when we're used to so much fully crewed racing.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Enjoying being a guest on Eighth Deadly Sin
Took a trip up north to join Michael and the crew on Eighth Deadly Sin for the inaugural Magothy Madness event, a reimagining of the Magothy fall series. The weather threatened rain all day, but we made off just fine other than a sprinkle as we were packing the boat up. We were the scratch boat in a pursuit start with everything from a Marshall Sandpiper to a J/9. We pulled off a clean, tidy start, and headed to the first mark on a jib reach. We turned up for the beat and started picking off the competition. As we headed towards the weather mark, we had to call out the leading boat for rounding the mark in the wrong direction (on a course they wrote!) They turned back to honor the mark correctly, and we rounded and set a kite for the downwind. By then conditions had lightened, and we were able to do a single gybe and carry the kite all the way to a first-place finish. A fun day on the water with Michael's sailing friends, and my first and only bullet of the season. At the awards party, we received the "Own the River" trophy, so I guess that means we own the Magothy now??
Friday, September 26, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Doug, Carol, and the "boarding party" of Solomons sailors
I received an invite to take a tour of S/V Seeker with some friends while they're spending time in Solomons. We loaded up the small SMSA skiff with far too many people, and took a slow, wet ride out to the boat. Once onboard, we enjoyed seeing the many unique touches, innovative solutions, and hand work done on the boat. Seeker is a 74ft steel-hull junk-rigged boat, built with the help of many collaborators and showcasing a myriad of creative DIY solutions. It was a real treat to see the boat and meet the owners, who were gracious hosts and show a great deal of care and enthusiasm.