Pick up Pleiades, my Sabre 402, from Gibson Island winter storage and motored her home to Deep Creek.
Century Club: Vicki Saporta
Monday, March 31, 2025 to Sunday, November 30, 2025
Number of days:
10 days
I spent far more than the 10 days allowed working on my boats. Specifically, I put up and took down sails and canvas; cleaned the inside and outside of the boats many times; loaded and unloaded cushions, safety equipment, boat equipment, propane tanks, galley items, provisions, and personal clothing and gear; santiized, filled up and emptied the water tanks; washed and set up lines and bumpers; secured the boats for pending storms; loaded and secured the outboard engine; inflated, cleaned,and deflated and stored the dinghy; moved kayaks from basement storage for the winter to the dock and back to storage; and much more.
Monday, March 31, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Kayaked with a friend on Deep Creek off the Magothy River.
Sunday, March 2, 2025 to Sunday, March 9, 2025
Number of days:
2 days
Raced on CS 34 on March 2 and 9.
Saturday, February 1, 2025 to Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Number of days:
11 days
Chartered a Dufour 44 from Moorings in St. Martin with my sister. After picking up the boat in the late afternoon on Feb 1, we motored to Grand Case. The next day, we sailed for 5 hours to Ile Fourchue in 20 knot winds and 5 foot seas. The next day we sailed to Gustavia and finding no place to anchor, we went to Anse du Colombier and picked up a mooring ball. We then took the dinghy back to Gustavia to check in with customs and went back to our boat in lots of swells. We left the next morning for St. Kitts and sailed for 7.5 hours to Basseterre in 15-25 knot winds and 3 foot seas. We did a short sail the following day to White House Bay in 15-20 knot winds. The next day we sailed to Nevis in 15-25 knot winds and anchored in front of Pinney's Beach. We took the dinghy into Charlestown and then sailed to the northern tip of St. Kitts and anchored near where we could check out in the morning. The next day was my favorite sailing day upwind back to Anse du Colombier. Winds were blowing to 31 knots with 5-6 foot seas. The sail to Anguilla the next day was windy with 4-5 foot seas. The next day we sailed back to Grand Case and spent the night, before motoring back to the Moorings base the next morning.
Saturday, December 14, 2024 to Sunday, December 15, 2024
Number of days:
2 days
Participated in the EYC Lights Parade on December 14 on Beneteau 37 decorated with Thomas Point Lighthouse. Sailed in two Frostbite races on CS 34 on December 15.
Monday, November 18, 2024 to Monday, November 25, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
Did a final sail for the season on Pleiades on November 18. On November 24, motored to Atlantic Marina on the Magothy to fill up with diesel and on the 25th motored Pleiades from Deep Creek to Gibson Island to be winterized and hauled out of the water.
Saturday, November 9, 2024 to Monday, November 11, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
Sailed with friends on Pleiades from Deep Creek off the Magothy to Langford Creek off the Chester on November 9. Had a vigorous sail to Eagles Cove off the Magothy to rendezvous with members of Eastport Yacht Club on November 10. On the 11th, we went sailing on the Chesapeake Bay before returning home to Deep Creek. Nice sailing weekend!
Friday, October 25, 2024 to Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Number of days:
5 days
Taught and certified ASA 101 and 103 courses on a five-day sail from the South River to Portsmouth. On October 25 sailed from the South River to the Rhode. On October 26 had a vigorous sail to Solomons, hittling 10.1 knots. On October 27 did an overnight passage and anchored in the York River on the 28th. On the 29th ended the trip at a marina in Portsmouth.
Sunday, September 15, 2024 to Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Number of days:
5 days
Sailed on the Chesapeake Bay on Pleiades on September 15, October 4, October 18, November 2, and November 5. The sails were 3 to 4 hours in duration with varying wind conditions. Happy to get out on the Bay!