Looked like we'd be able to get a nice dinghy ride in after work on a Thursday, but then the rain didn't hold off as it was forecast to, so we got a tad wet on the return,. Oh well!
Century Club: Richard Turman
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Again on Himmel, a neighbor's Dehler 39. Enough wind to do course AVAV and not have to shorten it. Handled pit for third time.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Another night doing pit on the Dehler 39
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Although I'd de-wintereized the powerboat a month before, it had less than half a tank, so i needed to fill it up, so took a ride to do just that. Beautiful out!
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Had a great time on neighbor's recently-recovered American 14.6, riding out into Round Bay and having a good time practicing the start of a race and then going upwind and downwind from the starting buoy. Fun little boat!
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Crewed on Dehler 39 again, this time doing pit, which was a revelation. Had a great race up and down Round Bay against a Dufour 40, trading who was ahead tack after tack. Exhilirating evening, with enough wind to keep the race going. Came across the line 30 seconds before the other boat (which we later learned beat us on corrected time). A great evening!
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
A buddy has an American 14.6, but had not used it in several years, and offered it to another neighbor. We spent 8 hours cleaning it, figuring out how to put up the shrouds, mast, and boom, and run the sheets. Launched it, and used the outboard (which worked!) to push it out on Valentine Creek to where there was wind, where we put up the main and then the jib and had a very nice first sail on the boat, which turned out to be nicely stable. Fun!
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 to Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Another trip on neighbor's Dehler 39. Wonderful!
Monday, May 2, 2022
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1 day
Great to finally get out sailing on my own boat again. Just enough wind from the South at 7 mph to get out from Valentine Creek into the Severn, but then as I rounded the nearest race mark the wind began to die so I quickly jibed around to run downwind for home. Worked until I got back to Valentine, at which point I had to scull, since there was no wind at all.
Beautiful night, though!
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Since I'm between boats, hitched a ride on a Bavaria 46 for Round Bay's 2nd race in the first series for this year. Had a great time in winds that my previous Harbor 20 would not have been out in -- 14-18, with gusts over 20. Only five boats came out, and we placed in the middle of the pack on corrected time, but it was great to be on a big boat that could easily handle all that wind. Fantastic!