It was a beautiful weekend for a beach regatta. The Gibson Island point on the Magothy River was a spectacular venue. We had two fun days of racing and a beach BBQ. What a fun weekend!
Century Club: Dorian Haldeman
Saturday, June 10, 2023 to Sunday, June 11, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
We once again took a ride on the Key West in search of fish. We trolled through many birds and bait balls in the Pax River with no luck. No luck bottom fishing for catfish either but we did catch one good size crab. At least it was a nice day on the water. Maybe next time!
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Our dear friend and Centurian Michael-Anne picked us up at our community dock for an evening cruise after racing was cancelled due to lack of wind and power outage. It was a beautiful night!
Saturday, May 27, 2023 to Monday, May 29, 2023
Number of days:
3 days
We had a great sail with Terrapin and her new sails to the Little Choptank River on Saturday. We anchored off Palm Beach Willie's and rowed in for a great orange crush and soft crab sandwich just before sunset. On Sunday we motored to our favorite anchorage on Hudson Creek and did some napping and dinghy cruising. Monday we had a great sail back to Solomon's dodging the rain squalls. A great holiday weekend cruise!
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
My favorite holiday in Annapolis! Two days of fun on the water with friends and an awesome air show. It is a highlight of the year for me and the official start of summer in Annapolis. Go Navy!
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Jeff finished up the engine maintenance this morning and we launched the Key West for the season! We had a nice boat ride and drug a few lines through the water but there were no fish to be found. Hoping for better luck next time.
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
It was a beautiful sunny, breezy May Sunday when we christened Terrapin's brand new Quantum sails for a spicy day sail. The sails look great and Terrapin has never performed so beautifully under sail! Looking forward to an exciting season of sailing/cruising.
Saturday, April 29, 2023 to Sunday, April 30, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
The forecast was not great for wind or sunshine four our ILCA spring invitational regatta but we managed to get in some racing. Two races in light breeze and heavy ebb current in the river on Saturday and two races off Bembe Beach on Sunday. Breeze started off better on Sunday but did die off towards the end of race four causing the RC to attempt a shortened course at the leeward gate. Unfortunately, they botched the job requiring a protest hearing for redress. After a judges decision for my redress score I won the tie breaker putting me in first place for the weekend. It was very close racing and tough competition!
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 to Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Number of days:
11 days
TESOD stands for Tuesday Evening Sail One Design and it is an SSA tradition. Every Tuesday from late April through mid-September we run fin casual races in the Severn River. There is no scoring but it is always competitive. It is a great way to forget about your workday stress and practice your sailing skills. These are the nights I participated.
1) 4/25 - light breeze and a beautiful sunset
2) 5/2 - windy and chilly
3) 5/9 - light and sunny
4) 5/30- light breeze shifting right. I won three radial races!
5) 6/6- light westerly shifting south. Hazy sunset
6) 6/13- great southerly breeze with waves!
7) 7/11 - hot, sun, some breeze and a beautiful sunset
8) 7/18 - beautiful night, light breeze and live tunes in DTA
9) 8/1 - light breeze drifter
10) 8/22- felt rusty after several weeks off. Light breeze. Capsized once, win the last two races
11) 8/29 - light breeze
Friday, April 14, 2023 to Saturday, April 15, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
Friday and Saturday I manned the weather mark boat for this event. Breeze was light on Saturday but the clouds were amazing! Fun day on the water with my Laser friends.