Light breezes turned into no breezes as we approached the finish line, where we sat in a wind hole for 10 minutes, watching other boats further away waft their way over the finish. Not great....
Century Club: Richard Turman
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
And it was great to drive it and have reverse again!
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Went out for 45 minutes after one thunderstorm today and before the next one. The Severn was nearly flat calm, and it was a joy to paddle along and check things out. Only saw one powerboat -- you can really tell it is now after Labor Day.
Thursday, September 7, 2023 to Friday, September 8, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
Picked up my 21' Sea Ray from its Boatel in Annapolis and drove it up the Severn to Crownsville to our dock on Thursday afternoon, and on Friday I drove it to Absolute Marine so my mechanic could put it on a trailer and take it to their shop to fix it, since we found last weekend that it no longer has reverse.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Some weeks things go our way, some weeks not. This was a 'not' week, in that we had to do two penalty turns after mis-judging a port-starboard situation, and then on the downwind run, we ended up in a localized wind hole where we weren't moving, within 100 yards of the finish, while 3 other boats came down on the right side of the course, with wind, and finished ahead of us. Darn!
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
One can never get enough 'time on water,' so took Lark out late in the afternoon for some practice, and found 12 knots apparent, which was enough to keep me busy!
Friday, September 1, 2023 to Saturday, September 2, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
Picked up the boat on Friday from the boatel, so we'd have it for the weekend. Drove up the Severn to Smith's Marina, where I put in $25 gallons of regular for $115. Then nice ride home.
Took a bottle of wine and some cheese and crackers out and enjoyed the sunset after wandering around Valentine and Plum Creeks a bit. Great lifestyle!
Took the boat back on Monday. Found that reverse gear had failed on the boat, which made all the manuevering that much more interesting.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
The days are getting shorter, and sunset is coming earlier, but that didn't stop me from going ou about 10 minutes after sunset on a still evening with no boats out. Just geese, ducks, and heron. Did a speedy circuit up to the headwaters of Valentine Creek and back and tucked in before it got really dark.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Had more wind than in recent weeks (e.g, 11-12 knots), and from the northwest, rather than from the South. Further, the breeze built during the race!
Had a decent start, though not as close to the favored boat end as I should have. Not over the line, though. Decent tacks to start on our way from N to A, getting better as time went on. Good spin hoist, and decent jibe down. Angles weren't great, and took us a while to find the mark in the distance. Good douse and shift back into upwind mode. Pointing not as good upwind as it should have been, but decent final downwind run.
The after-race sunset watching, however, was spectacular!
Sunday, August 27, 2023 to Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Number of days:
3 days
is the best. Was able to go out three nights running, and didn't see a single powerboat out. Just heron, geese heading south, and ducks. And fish jumping. So lucky to have access to the Chesapeake!