We got a short boat ride on the Key West on Friday before the big storms rolled in. Stopped by SSA to check on my new ILCA!
Century Club: Dorian Haldeman
I signed up to do race committee duty for J/World Thursday night racing series. No racing on May 15 due to lack of wind, but it was a nice evening to be on the water.
We also had no racing on 5/22, but I showed up to the club ready to go out in my foul weather gear. So it counts!
Thursday 6/5 we ran three breezy races and caught a pretty sunset
We finally made it to Solomons and started getting our girl, Terrapin going for the 2025 season. After some washing and tune up we made it out for a shakedown motor on Saturday and first sail of the season on Sunday.
We launched the Key West for the season on Friday evening and took fun boat ride circumnavigating Kent Island on Saturday.
An SSA tradition, Tues Evening Sail One Design has begun.
1) April 29 - great breeze and waves
2) May 6- light breeze and sunshine
3) May 27 - Maiden voyage of my new ILCA! Not much breeze but it was a nice night to get aquainted with my new ride.
4) June 17- fun racing, won the last two in my new boat!
5) July 15- fun racing after several weeks of storms. 4 races, won 3 of them!
6) July 22- light and lumpy
7) July 29- Light but fun. Jeff and I swapped boats.
8) August 5- light and I had a late start for the evening. First race after my new boat was flipped by the EF-0 tornado.
9) August 12- I was late but made it out for two races.
10) Aug 19- breeze on!! First day sailing the new boat in hiking breeze. Fun night
11) Aug 26- not much breeze but live tunes by Bridgette Michaels made it worth the trip!
12) Sept 9- last TESOD. Great breeze, fun night
2025 ILCA Sunshine Open and District 11 Championships was certainly an eventful weekend. Four races on a fun trapezoid course on Saturday followed by a scary tow home during a hail storm. Sunday was beeeze on and I didn't make it to the race course but had a fun sail anyway.
We visited our friends in Fernandina Beach, FL for our southern road trip vacation. They gave us a cool tour of Cumberland Island, GA on board their pontoon powerboat, the Pau Hana. It is the ultimate Tiki bar vessel. Looking forward to our next visit to this special place!
April 6- wash and wax Key West
April 12- painting Key West
May 24 - waxing new ILCA
June 15- Terrapin Winches
Aug 28- scrubbing and prepping Terrapin for cruise
We traveled to Punta Cana for a destination wedding and 7 nights of fun in the sun. We managed two sail the resort Hobie Waves twice and paddle kayaks twice. Jeff did a third kayak day while I had fun looking for turtles on the paddle board.
Jan 5- big breeze and cold! Won both races
Jan 12- sunny and light breeze
Jan 19- RC
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