Century Club: Bob Ohler

#28  No sooner did I launch the kayak than the wind and chop piped up out of the SE.  I took it as a challenge and paddled into the weather, paddling south the 1st dock that juts out into the Bay, just south of the Breezy Point property line. It was a good, tough workout of the upper shoulders and arms!

All the crew had something else to do.  I single-handed to SMSA V, left 77 to port, sailed to 76, gybed and came back across the Bay. 18 miles, top speed 6.8 knots. This was GREAT sailing!

We took advantage of the weather and our scheduled time on the boat to take a shake-down cruise. On Tuesday, we hit 7 knots under just the jib!  We sailed up the river, before tacking once more and headed into one of our favorite anchorages... Folks Cove 2.  On Thursday morning we took it easy while on the hook to do some maintenance.  After lunch, we pulled the hook and sailed out of Mill Creek under main only, hitting 5+ knots. We popped the yankee, and tacked multiple times before running out of wind just off St. Leonard Creek. Pulled in to the slip at 4:00. 

Wednesday night racing.  The RC had a good chance to shorten the course but didn't do it, and instead we sailed into the dark, in calm breezes, before the wind came back up and we sailed home under spinnaker.