We had great wind and I had some time on the helm tonight. In fact, we had enough wind that we needed to reef the jib. A crew of 5 had a nice evening on the Pax River. #90!
Century Club: Bob Ohler
Saturday, October 4, 2025
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"Anyone can sail a boat when the wind is blowing. It takes a sailor to sail when the wind is light." Glenn R. Ohler
On a day that would have made my father proud, I went and found the wind. I had to go out into the Bay to find it, but it was there, just as I had hoped. I hit 4 knots on my way out to Green #77. It was a nice, easy sail!
Friday, October 3, 2025
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We made an elongated triangle, around the Oyster Sanctuary buoy, to the Boy Scout dock, under and around and back home again. 2 miles.
Thursday, October 2, 2025
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Paddled a triangular course , NE to the oyster sanctuary buoy, to the Camp Roosevelt property line and back. Met Steve Stowers by the cliffs. Great paddling! (The Bay temp is getting cooler!)
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Solo sailing…. Winds 15+ NE on the Pax River. Full main with stay sail. 2 hours. Top speed 7.3 knots. A Cape Dory day!
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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On a nice night with a spectacular sunset, Team BR practiced with the staysail, experimenting with different sheet and car positions. We hit a top speed of 7.5 knots.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
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I continue to be amazed by the increased speed, performance, and ease of tacking with the new staysail!
Sunday, September 28, 2025
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I continue to be amazed by the increased speed, performance, and ease of tacking with the new staysail!
Friday, September 26, 2025
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This was one of my best sailing days ever. I tried out the new staysail on the new roller furler. I just have to ask myself why we didn't do this sooner. I had all 3 sails flying on our Cape Dory 30, the Aloha Spirit The boat has never sailed better and the helm has never been better balanced. Andy Vavolotis (builder of Cape Dory boats), Carl Alberg (the designer of the Cape Dory 30) and Glenn R. Ohler (my father and the person who awakened the sailing DNA in me) were all smiling down on me today! I was smiling as well.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
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1 day
Toughest paddling I've done in a long time! Winds 12-15. White caps forming. Paddled to the oyster sanctuary buoy off of Breezy Point. 1.24 miles. 46 minutes.