Went out with a buddy who has a boat identical to mine, another Tartan 245. Crisp new sails, etc. A joy to pilot another boat with the same feel. Did some tweaks to the topping lift, genoa halyard, etc, and she sailed faster. Nice 6-9 knot breeze moved us along at 3-6 knots. 90 degrees out, and sunny, but the wind felt great. Nice to be out!
Century Club: Richard Turman
Monday, July 13, 2026
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One of our racing fleet members said he thought a race mark was missing so we took an evening boat ride to find out. Verified that all RBSA race marks are where they're supposed to be, roughly. Also took the opportunity to remove grasses from around Lark's rudder and keel!
Sunday, July 12, 2026
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One of my crew wanted to introduce their partner to sailing, and I was happy to oblige. Spent 3 hours out on Round Bay in increasing winds, that started at 10 knots and built to 14. Great time!
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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Light Winds around 6 knots for two hours allowed us to go from A to N to A and finish at N. Won the start, remarkably, and had pretty consistent wind most of the way to N. Took a while to get spin up, since it was located on port and needs to be on starboard for N roundings, but then had a great spin run, heading across Round Bay for a bit but then jibing back to the East side, which had more wind. Ended up rounding A well ahead of Merlin and Chessie Warrior and a bit ahead of the Johnson 18, which we dueled with all the way back to N. Only one boat finsihed ahead of us -- Flagfest -- but two others corrected over us (5 cubed and Merlin), so we came in fourth. If only we'd had a more efficient spin raising at N and we might have mad a podium finish!
Saturday, July 4, 2026
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Went out on powerboat in the morning, when it was only in the high 90's, and on the sailboat in the afternoon, when it was over 100. Wind was headed toward getting spicy when we went sailing; wind 10-12 knots, with six of us on board.
Friday, July 3, 2026
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1 day
Went out with my daughter and her friend to watch Sherwood Forest's fireworks. What fun!
Thursday, July 2, 2026
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1 day
Took Skylark to Smith's to put 20 gallons in. $120.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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1 day
Windy night. 16-18 knots apparent. Did not reef main. Rolled Genoa in two feet; slowed us down but reduced our heeling and windage.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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1 day
High 80's to low 90's when I went out 11-1:30 but fairly steady 8 knots from SW was most welcome. Sailed to Sherwood Forest and back to Valentine.