On a breezy, 80-degree day, I celebrated my 101st day on the water and my 68th birthday! It was indeed a day that was made for our boat. It’s what we call, “a Cape Dory Day! It will go down as one of my top-ten sailing days of all time. The winds were 15, gusting 20, before lying down later in the afternoon I was maintaining speeds of 6 and 7+ knots. It was perfect! The new sail from Rolly Tasker is great, and the boat is faster because of it. Sailing single-handed, I sailed up the Patuxent River, under the bridge, past Point Patience and up to Sotterly before making the turn. It was a day when I just wanted to keep going and going. I made the turn, and came back down the river without needing to tack until I came into Back Creek and dropping the sails. The log read 18 miles for the day, over the 4 hours that I was out. This was a great one!
Century Club: Bob Ohler
#100! In a year when I didn't think I was going to make it, I had my 100th day on the water, while making a delivery with Captain Dave Ohler. This is my 3rd consecutive Century Club, and third year in a row making it with Dave. One way or another, I continue to achieve C100 with my son, Captain Dave!
#99! On a wet, choppy, chilly day, I got #99 in the books, which sets me up for #100 with Dave tomorrow. It wasn’t really that chilly until I started getting back to back waves over the side. I may need a dry suit!
#97 and #98... #97 was difficult as I had already been to cardio rehab that morning. #98 was a good, tough, honest paddling trip to the Breezy Point inlet.
My strength and stamina are improving. This was longest kayak run since my medical issues this summer.
I'm gonna make the Century Club!
#95 This was a good, tough upper-body workout into a breeze and a slight chop. I paddled to the first dock that juts out into the Bay at Breezy Point.
#94 On a perfect day for this crew, we sailed tge Pax River Basin, looking for wind and taking what Mother Nature gave us, including a 120 degree wind shift.
#93 On a day that discipline trumped enthusiasm, I paddled into a freshening breeze and chop down, almost to Breezy Point. I was feeling the burn in my arms!
#92 On a flat calm Bay, I got a longer run today... to the Breezy Point property line. I'm working on rebuilding my strength and stamina.
#91 ... For the first time since my heart work, I got back out on the kayak. I quickly realized how much upper body strength and stamina I had lost in just a few months. That's OK. I'm back out there and I'll re-strengthen both.