For 17 hours, 11 minutes, and 11 seconds Sailing Team Barba Roja raced their butts off though the night over the 68 mile course from Annapolis to St. Mary’s City. And, we placed second in a very competitive field. It’s fun to cross the finish line in St. Mary’s as the sun is coming up! We all had fun, there no injuries, and we handled all that Mother Nature threw at us. There was light air, medium air, and heavy air from all directions! When the results were posted and it showed that we finished second, a good time was had by all. Dark and stormies was the beverage of the day!
Century Club: Bob Ohler
Friday, July 29, 2022 to Saturday, July 30, 2022
Number of days:
2 days
Approaching the finish line!
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
In the last race of this series and just a few days ahead of the Gov Cup, our plan was to just have a good time, and not break anything. That attitude lasted until the start of the race when we instantly went into "racing mode." We raced hard, and on correction, beat our best competitor, Elan by 4 seconds! And a good time was to be had by all!
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Day 62 in my pursuit of 100! I launched the kayak and paddled north to the highest point of the cliffs and made the turn there. I stopped to talk to a guy fishing from his Jon boat. He was catching small rock and he also had pulled in a dozen and a half crabs from his 2 pots. We chatted for a while before I headed back to the ramp as a light rain started to fall. It was a perfect evening.
Monday, July 25, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
I got out on the Bay early this morning to avoid the forecasted high heat. It was great to be back paddling again. I headed into a light breeze and chop heading for tge green can buoy off of Breezy Point. I ran into back-to-back-to-back-back wind lines as I paddled southeasterly. It was the kind of freshening wind that makes you think that you wish you were on a beam reach about now. When I started to see white caps, at about a mile offshore, I turned back and headed for the beach. It was a great morning to be on the water.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
In a just for fun, non-points race, we raced Barba Roja without Steve on board. We had a blast and finished in the middle of the pack.
Friday, July 15, 2022 to Sunday, July 17, 2022
Number of days:
3 days
30th Annual Screwpile Challenge!
We sailed our butts off this weekend. We just weren't good enough to beat the Ranger 33, or C2. Still, it was great, competitive racing!
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Sailing Team Barba Roja sailed well as a team but it just wasn't enough to beat Elan or C2.
Monday, July 11, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
Launched the kayak on a dead-flat Bay. Padded south to the Breezy Point bulkhead. A SE breeze came up as I paddled north, back past The Willows, north to the dead trees in front of the cliffs, and returned. I hosed kayak out when I got back. It was a nice afternoon on the water.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
The forecasted 12-14 knots of wind did not live up to its billing, but I made the most of it with the yankee, staysail, and full main flying. The top speed I saw on the GPS was 5.8 and if the wind had held up I know I would have made over 7 knots. Nonetheless, it was a great afternoon of solo sailing in the Pax River Basin and out into the Chesapeake.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Number of days:
1 day
I got out early in the morning and headed south. I went to the Breezy Point inlet, paddled way back into the marina, before turning around and heading back. The breeze was out the west and WNW, so I hugged the shoreline to make the paddling easier coming home. I saw 4 herons all together and a 5th one nearby. As I was approaching the kayak ramp, I saw the osprey defending the area around the nest. This was a great trip and workout!