Century Club: Jonathan Nepini

After Dewey cancelled our participation in the Sharp's Island race on account of poor weather and lack of wind I decided to jump on the opportunity to do a paddle I've been wanting to do. I launched off the Piney Point boat ramp, and set off to go around St. George's Island. It was a nice mild paddle for hte most part, except for some rain and wind at my furthest point from the launch. Neat scenery that's rather different from my usual fare on the Patuxent, and a cool paddle to check off my list.

Extraordinary conditions this Wednesday, with gusts into the high 20s. Another bridge course. We got a late start and ducked the line to get going. After an uneventful upwind leg, we set a spin to head to the bridge and were really flying, and thankfully mostly able to keep the boat from getting overpowered. We had some trouble getting the spin down, and I narrowly avoided serious injury. A fast upwind leg followed by a more tame spin leg to the finish, and a second overall. It's difficult to make the boat go in big air, but we're getting better at it over time.

A very hot paddle off Clarke's Landing this week. We took advantage of a very high tide and paddled to a substantial beaver dam located at the back of one of the coves. The weather was much more pleasant on the water than it was on land. 

Out with Michael on the Meatball on the 4th. Michael wanted to get trained up on driving, so I gave him the helm and let him drive all day. We set a course across the basin so he could get comfortable, then turned towards the Bay. Conditions steadily built, so we headed up to Little Cove Point on a reach, then a reach back. We set a spinnaker in the river and sailed up to the bridge to show off the red, white, & blue sail. A great 20mi afternoon out on the water.