We took the afternoon Big Beard boat over to Buck Island, off of St Croix, USVI. The snorkeling was great and we had I great time. I decided to "pass" on the vodka punch on the boat after we all got out of the water.
Century Club: Bob Ohler
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Day 1 on the water for 2026 and what a way to do it! Kayaking in the Caribbean, on the west end of St Croix! One good, tough workout of the shoulders and arms.
Sunday, December 7, 2025
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1 day
#106
Our plan today was to get Dave into the Century Club with a sail on the Pax River. However, when neither of us liked the forecast for light winds, we called an audible and decided to go launch our kayaks up the River, at the north end of Jug Bay, near Wayson’s Corner. At the end of the day, we had our first Father/Son Century Club!
Sunday, November 23, 2025
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Well sadly, today marks the end of the racing season for 2026. We had it all today… strong winds, cold air, warmer temperatures, lighter winds.
The racing season is over but not the sailing. Our last day of sailing is December 31st. The new sailing year starts on January 1st! Go Sailing team Barba Roja 73052 !!!
Sunday, November 16, 2025
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1 day
Today was the third of the four races in the SMSA Fall Frostbite Series. Most of the boats started with a reef in the sails (shortened sails). The boats that didn’t take a reef early wished they had! With winds blowing 22, gusting 36 this tough crew of just four raced Barba Roja around the course in the Patuxent River! Yes, we had our hands full as we hit a top speed of 9.9 knots! At the end of the race we celebrated with a much-deserved beverage.
Sunday, November 9, 2025
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Fall Frostbite race #2 and this was my closest sailing ever. I still don't know how no boats hit each other!
This is what I mean when I say “good, close racing.” This was at the start of the race. This picture doesn’t do it justice. We were inches apart from one another!
Saturday, November 8, 2025
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Number 102... At Church this morning, a friend of mine said that he lives vicariously through my posts. So here is a quick post of my time on the Chesapeake from yesterday. Once again I assisted Captain Dave on a 35-mile delivery of a nice Beneteau 32 from Annapolis to Worton Creek. She’s for sale if anyone is looking!
Sunday, November 2, 2025
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Captain Dave Ohler said he wouldn’t mind having me as crew today on a delivery from Kent Narrows to Atlantic Marina on the Patapsco River. It was a good father/son run across the Chesapeake!
#BoatDeliveries
#poppabobscanvas
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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NUMBER 100 is in the books! What has become our annual practice, I hit the Century mark with my son, Dave onboard. Today we sailed our Aloha Spirit out into the Patuxent River, trying to find the breeze. It helps to have friends and we sure needed them as we experienced a low-battery voltage problem when trying to get the engine restarted out in the river. I made a call to Steven Birchfield and before long Jimmy Yurko pulled up alongside with a jump start. When we got the engine started we just let it run while we sailed until the wind finally died for the day. All in all, we had friends with high volts and took lemons and still made lemonade!
Captain Dave Ohler, is also well on his way to achieving his first Century Club! This has the makings of a great SpinSheet Magazine write up and oh isn’t the beer going to taste good at this year’s Century Club Party!
Thursday, October 23, 2025
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I was honored to have Mike onboard again along with Fr. Kevin! The three of us sailed under the Solomons Bridge and up to Mill Creek before we tacked and headed back. We practiced controlled gybes as well as gentlemen's gybes. It was great to have these two strong, solid Catholic Men on board!