Century Club: Alan Batcheller
Really bummed out that my Precision 15K has a crack in the hull and I have not heard back from the insurance company yet. Saw a couple of beautiful boats go out over the weekend from across Mattox Creek so I paddled over to take a look at them.
Stepp's Marina
Wiart's Wharf
My neighbors piling is in serious disaray.
Kayaking around Mattox Creek.
You can probably see the crack in my keel.
I'm not sure if this will help fixing the hull but it's worth a try:).
I have a crack in the keel of my Precision so until I get it repaired, I’ll be doing the next several days on the water in my kayak which is fun but it’s not sailing.
With Tropical Storm Elsa slated to hit our area today I played it safe and just sailed from day marker 7 to 4 and back again. Ended up cracking my hull while putting it up on my boat lift. Oh well.
Crab pot buoy on the Potomac
Crabber on the Potomac
Coming up on one of Dahlgren's Range Buoys.
A seagull sticking around so that I could say hello.
Another hot day and my intention was to just got out for a little while and get another outing under my belt. The wind picked up to make it a near perfect sailing conditions and I ended up staying out for over 4 hours.
Looking out at the Potomac
As you know I can't pass up a good Osprey picture.
Very hot day today hence I was expecting to just go out for a bit and float around in the hot sun before coming home to enjoy a refreshing Mount Gay cocktail. A very gentle breeze pushed me out to the Potomac when I decided to head back home. I was pleasantly surprised that the wind picked up for a near perfect sail back home. I was able to cleat the main and jib and lock my tiller clutch so all I had to do was enjoy the ride and smile, smile, smile.
I saw a total of 7 sailboats on the Potomac but unable to take a picture to capture them all.