2 hour sail on Colgate 26. 80 degrees, 12 -15 kts. Bill & Frank.
Century Club: Bill Wheary
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Cool (50 deg.), windy (15- 18) afternoon on Willoughby Bay for 4 hours of crew training on Al Brazzi's "Special K", a Canadian Seacraft 30. Well-spent afternoon.
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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1 day
Austin Powers of North Sails helps with settings for new Code 0 in Hampton Roads in 15 - 17 knots. Code 0 is one of 3 new sails for "Challenge Accepted" for Newport Bermuda Race.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Assist TowBoat/US captain, Frank Lira, in towing Proline 26 from Nfk. Boat Club down Southern Branch of Eliz. River to Top Rack Marina near Great Bridge. Beautiful 70 degree spring day.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Mike, Dave and I work with Austin Powers of North Sails to rig new sails on Challenge Accepted at NYCC.
Monday, February 21, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
68 degrees on Feb. 21 (!!). Frank, Dean and I sailed for several hours down to Nfk. Int'l. Terminal in very unsettled conditions. Wind was very spotty, very light to low teens and from 360 degrees.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Deliver from yard in Portsmouth to NYCC in Norfolk Jenneau 53 that we will sail in this year's Newport Bermuda Race in June.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Sail with George Neskis from downtown Norfolk to Nfk Int'l Terminals & return on warm winter's day.
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
As we were raising the main while approaching the start of a Rally from Martinique to Panama and on to the Galapagos Islands, my left hand got caught between the main halyard and the powerful electric winch, thus causing an override which prevented the halyard from going in either dirction and releasing my hand. The halyard had to be led to another electric winch which pulled out the override and released my hand. I was taken to the hospital in Martinigue, then flew that afternoon to Miami for actual treatment. Probable full recovery in 2 to 2.5 months.