We fetched our Buccaneer 18 from my parents yard, cleaned her up and rigged for the AYC Two Bridge Fiasco! Saturday we put up the mast and took a practice shakedown sail. Sunday we raced in the Fiasco heading to the Bay Bridge first then up the river. We placed 3rd in our class and had a blast. I hope to do it again next years
Century Club: Dorian Haldeman
Saturday, July 30, 2022 to Sunday, July 31, 2022
Number of days:
2 days
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
The forecast for wind was bleak but Jeff and I rigged our Lasers and headed out for TESOD anyway. We had a couple of ok light races. It was overcast and a bit cooler day than the last week. Not the best racing but I counts as a day on the water.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Finally feeling a bit better, we took the boards out for a paddle on back creek on Sunday. It was hot and a bit breezy but it felt cooler on the water.
Saturday, July 16, 2022 to Monday, July 18, 2022
Number of days:
3 days
Sadly the COVID finally caught up with me:(. After exposure on Weds I developed cold symptoms on Friday and tested positive. But I figured I could rest up just as well on the boat so we took off for the Little Choptank again. The Spanish Mackerel have arrived and we caught 5 nice ones on Saturday that fed us all weekend. We enjoyed two quiet nights on the hook in Hudson Creek before a motor sail back on Monday.
Friday, July 15, 2022 to Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
We had a great sunset fishing ride on Friday. The sunset was spectacular even if the fishing was not. Only a couple small bluefish that we threw back. A nice evening on the water.
Saturday, July 9, 2022 to Sunday, July 10, 2022
Number of days:
2 days
We had a great trip to Swanton MD to stay work our friends Trevor and Liz and race my ILCA at the Deep Creek Yacht Club at Turkey Neck. It is a beautiful drive and always much cooler in the mountains. The sailing was challenging, light and shifty as always. But the lake and club are beautiful and it is always worth the drive.
Saturday, July 2, 2022 to Monday, July 4, 2022
Number of days:
3 days
We had a late start to the weekend due to work, but we still managed to get underway Saturday evening for a couple of nights at anchor in the Little Choptank. Saturday evening we made crab cakes for dinner under sail! We enjoyed a relaxing Sunday morning and a great Sunday day sail. For Sunday night we anchored further up the river amongst the hunting lodges, farms and so much natural shoreline that we thought we were transported back in time. We had an awesome sunset dinghy adventure and look forward to returning to this awesome spot for some fishing! Monday we had a sporty sail home and took our Key West out for the Solomons fireworks. It was a great holiday weekend.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Another fun evening racing ILCA dinghies in Annapolis!
Saturday, June 25, 2022 to Sunday, June 26, 2022
Number of days:
2 days
We returned to Solomons for the weekend and make a couple of trips out on the Key West attempting to fish. No fish were caught but it was a beautiful weekend to be in the water! Sunday we crossed the bay to the Little Choptank for lunch and discovered Palm Beach Willie's was closed (floating restaurant sank this winter) so we wandered up the river and ate at Maryland Blue. Food and drinks were great! The southerly kept building all afternoon so the ride back was slow, wet ans bumpy but we made it home.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 to Sunday, June 26, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
It took me a while to re-rig my boat since I took all my lines to Mexico so I was late to the racing. I missed the breeziest conditions by it was still a great night to be on the water. Plus we had live music at SSA and a beautiful sunset.