Century Club: George Hernandez

I wanted to go somewhere for an overnight but calm winds were forecasted overnight and into the morning so I sayed close and anchored on Willoughby Bay. Nice night on the water with flat water and comfortable temperatures. Motored back to the marina in the morning and got on a coat of varnish before heading home.

A beautiful late afternoon sail with a 10 knot NE breeze. After photographing a neighbor on his sailboat I anchored on the east end of Willoughby Bay near the 'Bird Nest' windward mark. About the time of the race start the winds died to almost nothing. No action photos tonight, though with glassy water and the low sun pictures were almost painterly. The finish line was moved to the windward mark because sunset was fast approaching. As the sun set the forecasted south winds arrived allowing the remaining boats to finish.

Comfortable night anchored out...

Original goal was Mobjack Bay however first a headwind then little wind for a couple hours slowed my progress enough that i decided to stop at the Goodwin Islands for the night rather than arrive late in the day. Swatting biting flies all day had worn me down! Fortunately these were only a problem on the first day. 

The following morning I sailed north for a bit before turning back south and spending the night on Back River.

Before leaving I knew light winds were going to be an issue, but this was simply my window of opportunity for a 3 day sailing adventure.

A local sail.

Almost turned around and went home because of the heat, humidity and very light winds when I arrived at the marina. Glad I didn't!

Shortly after heading out the winds picked up and the heat wasn't bad at all. Back and forth in Willoughby Bay for a couple hours, all the while watching building clouds to the west. But nothing in the forecast when I checked. By the time I anchored on the east end of the bay it was obvious, storms were coming. Fortunately the worst looking clouds went both north and south. It did shower fairly heavy for about 10 minutes, then sunshine and a much cooler breeze. It was comfortable through the evening.