Only went 3 miles. Windier than I thought so brought her back in fairly quickly.
Century Club: Richard Turman
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Had not dewinterized powerboat until May, for first time in years. Took off winter cover, mass of lines, cover framework, installed battery. Boat started right up. First try. Ran smoothly. Took out for a short spin; so much fun.
Friday, May 1, 2026 to Friday, May 8, 2026
Number of days:
7 days
Fantastic trip up France's Rhine River, from Avignon to Lyon.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Wet. Wet. Wet. No t storms, but rain through the whole race. Wind was up so we went the length of Round Bay and back. Lark was a disappointing 4th out of 6.
Monday, April 27, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Beautiful afternoon in the high 60's with SE breeze of 5-8 knots. Rigged and hoisted spin by myself and successfully jibed. Tried jibing again but got fouled up - turned before sheet was all the way out. Undid the problem and doused spin. Success!
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
8 knots from the south. Decent start, though pinned by another boat for a while. Made it to windward mark in decent time, took a while to get spin up due to loose tack line, but once up, pulled away from those behind and made some progress on those ahead. Came in 3rd out of 9 on corrected time.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
10 knots from the south.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 to Thursday, April 16, 2026
Number of days:
3 days
Sailed Tuesday with a friend who had never sailed before. Had great time in 5-8 knots Weds with sailing buddy. Put the spin up! Wednesday with Tuesday friend and her husband. 10 knots. Good times.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Blustery wind, ranging from 10 knots apparent to 20, and could not raise the mainsail all the way. Main was reefed, but could not raise enough to hold the main taut. Very frustrating. Tried for 30 minutes in various nearby places where I could put the boat in the lee of the wind without running aground. Finally gave up and took main down and took the genoa out. Went 4 knots genny only, and that was fine.
Went out two days later to assess, and found that top two Harken battcars, which hold the headboard to the mast track, did not have all the Torlon ball bearings they're supposed to (53 out of 80. Supposed to be 20 each; had 19, 10, 12, and 12), and we're hoping that is the problem. Other possibility is that the track itself is out of alignment. Sure hope not. Ordered replacement ball bearings from Harken; hopefully will be able to figure out how to get them into the battcar and that once I re-assemble them on the mast that the problem is solved. We'll see.