Carey and I shoved off at noon. First two hours there was no breeze so we motored up to Hains point; drifted; motored some more. Almost three hours later the breeze showed up . . . 3 knots from the SW ! We did do the light air sailing for about a half hour and then the "breeze" faded.
Century Club: Hank Messick
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Bob, Carey, Dave, Jeremy and me raced down to Mt Vernon and back. Drizzly weather, light SE breeze which backed about 10 minutes after we popped the chute rounding the windward mark. Slow going but the current pushed us to the finish when the wind would regularly fade to a half knot!
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Stormed hit about 10 minutes into the race. All boats heeled extremely but no one fell into the water.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Beautiful weather this afternoon for sailing Arcas. Dave, Carey and me enjoyed the breezy 8-11 knot southerly breeze. Georgetown Sailing Team was on the water too executing long runs up the river. We did a lot of acceleration drills and I played around learning how to optimize new main sheet. Good times!
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Trimmed a bit to hard
A breezy day, 8 to 16 knots from the SSW. Carey, David, Paul, Brendan, myself onboard.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Tall Ship Providence under sail near Old Town
Bob, Carey, and I shoved off at 1130. NW breeze between 2-8 knots. We flew the chute on the return leg.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Bob flies the chute
Check in with RC
Monday, April 15, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Bob, Carey, Tom, myself shoved off at 1100. Light southerly breeze so we sailed to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, turned around for a long run upriver. Weather alerts kept occurring on the UHF, a fast moving storm heading east with hail and high winds. We made it back to slip before a small segment of the system covered the marina. Yep, it hailed for about three minutes and rained for about ten, then the sun reappeared. John, next slip over, was on the water when the hail it. He was thankful for his broad brimmed hat!
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Flotsam at the leeward mark
Checking in with RC
First race of the season. Flooding tide, 4-9 knot southeasterly. Large concentrations of flotsam. Just before the leeward was a 200 foot long floating barrier about 30 feet wide containing logs you wouldn't want to hit. Despite new sails, we need to do a lot better.