Sealed up through the bridge up toward rock Hall and then wrote the Ebbtide all the way back in 10 to 15 knots. Another amazing low humidity cool breeze weekend.
Century Club: Dave BUEMI
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Fitness paddle and then brought anchor and other gear from friends dock back home.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Gorgeous evening 15 to 20 kn south breeze.
Saturday, June 6, 2020 to Sunday, June 7, 2020
Number of days:
2 days
Amy driving down bay
Wye River, Shaw Bay anchorage
Binocular searching for dolphins
Rounding Bloody point heading home Sunday
So it doesn't get much better than the last two days on the Chesapeake Bay. Light southwest wind on Saturday across the bay around Bloody Point, up Eastern Bay in into the Wye River. Spent the night in Shaw bay. Cold front came through at night, sailed off the anchor in 16 to 20 kn northerly, came out of the Wye roaring in flat water at near 8 knots with the biggest sails we had on board. Long beat after rounding Bloody point in 14 to 16 kn all the way back to Annapolis. Beautiful blue sky puffy clouds. A perfect 20th anniversary outing! And a welcome mental health break from the chaos in our world. We have all kinds of gratitude for being able to have this lifestyle when so many others are struggling mightily.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Hot and breezy mid day boat work between conference calls.
Monday, June 1, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Around Lake Ogleton, water is finally looking less brown/red and more green.
Saturday, May 30, 2020 to Sunday, May 31, 2020
Number of days:
2 days
Two back to back days on Blue Mind. Small cold front Saturday light easterly wind and then Sunday 10 to 20 at the north, both days blue skies, big puffy clouds. With our world in turmoil it was a welcome break from the news and the pandemic.
Thursday, May 28, 2020 to Friday, May 29, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Lake Ogleton algae bloom
The water quality is definitely looking like an algae bloom. Red brown for over 2 weeks now.
Friday, May 22, 2020 to Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Number of days:
5 days
Commissioning at Jamestown Yacht Yard
Newport Harbor Memorial Day weekend - pandemic ghost town
Blowing by Block Island at 7 knots
Cold, drizzly and rolling most of the way
Sun came out off of Atlantic City
Upper Delaware Bay - another pandemic ghost town
Back home
A 46' Swan positioned last fall for the 2020 summer in New England had its plans altered due to the pandemic.
The trip turned into a single rumbline, one way point, dead downwind sail with preventer from Montauk Point to Cape May with a large 6 - 8' east ground swell mixed with 20 knots NE wind and waves. Significant pitching and rolling for 24 hours, the night was as black as I have experienced offshore. A fair amount of frieghters in separation zones and fishing boats to keep track of, thank god for AIS. Temps out on the ocean never broke 49 degrees, all kinds of fun.
An amazing set up led to favorable currents up a very quiet motor up the Deleware Bay AND across the C&D canal, a first for me and everyone else on board.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Number of days:
1 day
Finally ready to sail, The virus lockdown did give us more time to fix and install new things.