The BoatUS app mentioned a small craft advisory as they were predicting strong winds as the day progressed. It looked okay so I promised myself I’d only go out for a brief sail. The winds were close to perfect, and a brief sailed into a couple of hours. I could see the wind picking up and had no issue safely dropping the sails and motoring back to the dock. The water was a bit too choppy to use the boat lift hence I decided to tie the boat off rather than risk cracking the hull again. Lesson learned; I should have stuck to my original game plan of a brief sail.
Century Club: AJ Batcheller
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
DM 4 Monroe Bay
Sailed again from Mattox Creek to the Monroe Bay DM 4 with temperatures in the low 70’s and 5 mph wind from the north.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Though it looks like Columbus was wrong and the earth is flat and I went over the edge it’s an optical illusion created by my official photographer who can’t seem to take horizonal photographs.
Short kayak paddle to work on the boat lift. It took me less time to make the boatlift modification than it did for my offical photogropher to make it to location hence no picture of me actually working.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Looking east on the Potomac off of Colonial Beach.
Out to the Potomac with Kaptain Karen on the Kiwi Kruiser.
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Solomons Maritime Festival
Solomons Harbor as viewed from the William B Tennison
Very enjoyable and educational cruise aboard the William B Tennison at the 2023 Solomons Maritime Festival.
Friday, May 5, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Looking out at the Potomac
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile.
The weather hasn’t cooperated in almost a week making today’s sail even more enjoyable. Nice steady breeze, just a few clouds, and temperatures in the 60’s. Sailed to marker 4 just before Monroe Bay.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
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1 day
Relaxing late morning sail past Church Point to the Potomac.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Mattox Creek
Our stowaway
We decided to take the “Kiwi Kruiser” out this morning to practice our docking skills and were very surprised to find a cute furry critter, aka a $%&@en racoon, hunkered down in the middle toon. You must look very closely to see his fur coat right in front of the motor but trust me he was there. I was very content not to be bitten, scratched, or mauled hence I didn’t spend much time taking pictures. Sometime between the time I jumped off the boat onto the dock to find a big stick, club, or surface to air missile launcher the racoon also hoped onto the dock and hid underneath it. Good enough for me. We took a nice, relaxing cruise around Mattox Creek and successfully brought her into the slip and onto the lift a few times.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Not much wind but it was still fun.
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Nice Sunday afternoon sail just short of the Monroe Bay entrance.