We moved a friend 36' river boat northward to her final birth on Swan Creek on the Potomac River. We planned for a five day passage but after the first day we stopped at Horn Harbor to have the engine examined. We think dirty fuel. The boat had been little used over the past year.
Beautiful weather and a spectacular 2AM lightning storm last night.
Century Club: Hank Messick
Friday, August 30, 2024 to Sunday, September 1, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
Juniper at Horn Harbor
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Chasing the leader!
North Course with a downwind start
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Slow going downwind
Five knot or less from the southeast. During the 2nd race we had current assisting the downwind leg. We were dead last for all three races.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
We were RC. NW breeze around 9 knots gusting higher.
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Dave, Paul, Carey and me spent the afternoon doing spin hoists/douses in 5 knots of wind on a cloudy day. Tried wing-on-wing with the spin but the breeze dropped so we couldn't determine how effective the technique could be.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
After the last Screwpile race we dropped off the crew, Tom, Greg and me headed to Colton Point. Winds were up to 18 knots on the Bay as we motor sailed south to Point Lookout and the mouth of the Potomac. Beautiful moonrise as we headed north on the Potomac with the wind abating to 7 knotss from the south. The return trip took about nine hours.
Friday, July 19, 2024 to Sunday, July 21, 2024
Number of days:
3 days
Mixed weather: five races over three days. Day two, winds a steady 15 knot with 2-3 foot waves. raced on Moovin, an Olsen 28.