3 Frostbite races and a toodle around on OPB
Century Club: Julianne D Fettus
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 to Thursday, November 30, 2023
Number of days:
4 days
Sunday, October 1, 2023 to Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Number of days:
11 days
Busy Month! Day 100 was the start of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, additional days getting Bennu up to Baltimore prior, the Parade of Sail, and Delivery home after. Some messing about it OPB to Thomas Point and drifting around, powerboat and sail. BCYA Race to Baltimore found us strugging under motor to get under the Key Bridge, saw a 42 knot gust in the sustained 30+. Frostbites have started.
Friday, September 1, 2023 to Saturday, September 30, 2023
Number of days:
10 days
Dave Nestel getting one of his many days on the water!
Motorboating, Kayaking, Some MRSA WNRaces, NASS Race to Oxford on Bennu (withdrew in the dead air after it took us an hour and a half to get south of Thomas Point, and then saw the front wipe through the finishing boats), Hospice Cup on Ippon, HdGYC Fall Invitational (aka the "Duck Hunt") on tHriLL riDe
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 to Thursday, August 31, 2023
Number of days:
16 days
Governor's Cup, Did my first DH race on Bennu for Summer Oxford, a cruise to Southern Bay for Cape Charles Cup, A2C Race and ended the last day of the month with a SPECTACULAR Sunset for the MRSA WNR
Saturday, July 1, 2023 to Monday, July 31, 2023
Number of days:
20 days
Overnight trip to Anchorage Marina Baltimore to start 4th of July events, Round Bay for Sherwood Fireworks, MRSA WNR and EYC Beer Cans, putt putting around with OBP, highlight of July was Marblehead to Halifax race on Kyrie, just WOW! Lots of fog, lots of wildlife, lots of current, very little wind! A couple of on the water days in Halifax doing the tourist thing, cool ferry boat ride (they're a unique roundish design), and the Harbor Hopper (amphiboius land/sea) tour. Hey, it left the dock, it counts!!
Thursday, June 1, 2023 to Friday, June 30, 2023
Number of days:
13 days
Started June with Southern Bay Race Week post DTB Race, what a riot! Lots of bad weather, cold, rain, wind but still better than the A2B conditions! A pleasant overnight trip back to Annapolis, EYC Friday Night Beer Can races have started, first raft of of the season and practiced singlehanded docking and anchoring, then headed North to crew with friends on Kyrie for Block Island Race Week, an amazing week of sailing.
Monday, May 1, 2023 to Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Number of days:
14 days
More variety, MRSA WNR, one of them as RC. Water Taxi Ride to visit friends at a mooring in DTA (and yes, Ballast was aboard for that), Sailing and powerboating with friends, NOODs aboard Ippon, and Bennu is getting a good start to the season with AYC Spring Oxford, EWE Spirit Regatta (although we couldn't finish that one), and Down the Bay Race where we didn't place, but Ballast won the HotDog TopDog award!
Saturday, April 1, 2023 to Sunday, April 30, 2023
Number of days:
10 days
Bennu is shaking free her Winter wrap!
Terrapin
Finally getting some more time on the water this month! Quite a variety of boats, a dingy with an electric motor, Crew Boat Terrapin on a ride over and back for the Poplar Island Tour (way cool!), FunDays with Friend's boats (Ballast is loving the powerboat rides!), first MRSA Wednesday Night Race of the Season, and FINALLY had first sail of the season on my boat for the NASS Race to the Lighthouses!
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to Friday, March 31, 2023
Number of days:
3 days
Frostbite on Five with some goofing off sails as well, and a coach boat skiff ride around the docks at HYC (since Frostbites there were cancelled due to no wind)
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 to Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Number of days:
3 days
Couple of Frostbite Races on Five O'Clock, and a post SockBurning trip. No pics.