A brief paddle before dark off Forest Landing. Conditions were pretty cold and I wasn't feeling super up for it, but as always I felt better for having gotten some fresh air.
Century Club: Jonathan Nepini
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Breezy conditions today on Barba Roja for our weekly fun sail. We reached across the river basin and back several times and came in around sunset. Great fall breeze and pretty scenery.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Harvest Moon rising over the Patuxent
Today's route
Got a great workout in on today's paddle. I launched off Clarke's Landing, and light conditions led me to choose a course on the river. However, the wind picked up on my way back and made for a bit of extra work heading back. I enjoyed a fantastic view of the harvest moonrise as I packed up.
Monday, October 6, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Today's route
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.
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.