What a glorious day. Got to.splash the units newest boat and take her out for her maiden voyage before dropping her off at the yard for bottom paint.
Century Club: Billy Hannigan
Monday, March 3, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Splashing the new 507
Apparently this was a rare duck for our parts ... The birders were snapping pics
Monday, February 24, 2025 to Friday, March 28, 2025
Number of days:
5 days
Maryland Pilot boat
Boom training
Saw this osprey perched on Blackbeards ship
Flare demo
Getting underway for night ops
Osprey was back again this night
Looking for the Jane McAllister
Night ops
Transfering the Captain to the 45'
Helo demo out of CG Air Station Elizabeth City
The fleet, had over 40 vessels this year
Transfering the victims of the plane crash
On the Jane McAllister
Victims pulled from the water
Another SAR Forum down. Changed it up a little this year. Instead of attending as a participant, I was staff. I was the safety officer for the forum. Got to see the forum from a different perspective and was able to ride on other agencies vessels as well as Maryland Pilots and several tugs, including Hampton Roads newest tractor tug. Looking forward to participating as staff in 2026.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
My balls
Best tackle shop on Long Creek
Got underway today before the pending Armageddon. Heard the fuel docks will be shut down for the storm, so wanted to be sure the tanks were topped off. Patrolled for several hours without another boat in sight.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Leaving the inlet just before I started to sink
Rudder!
Only got 1 pic because 187 started taking on water and had to do an emergency pull. Turns out there were two small corrosion holes in the transom. The garage is welding it up. The new 187 can't be built fast enough. Included a pic of Rudder from early morning walk.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
That's me
That's me on the bow, taking from the Towne Bank building
Got to go tugboating today. Don't get too excited, it's an actual workboat, not a boat where you get a happy ending.
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
But why are all the birds gone
New decal
Still hanging on
Thimble Shoals Light
Neat root system
Someone screwed up, that's a lot of boom
Lonely day on the water, like most of winter. Had to put a new decal on the BBSA buoy and saw that Thimble Shoals Light is still representing.
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Aventura 37
Civil War era Fort Wool
Sailtime called me because they were shorthanded and need help moving this beautiful catamaran. I had nothing else going on.
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Middle Ground Light
The new and old USS Enterprise
The JRB
Absolutely beautiful day down in the southern Bay. Trained in Hampton with the auxiliaries. Then took a jaunt up the James River to the Pagan River.
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Looking good from the port
She's back
Cape Charles Light if ya zoom in.
Concrete ships at Kiptopeke
New 187 gonna be built on that 29' hull
Treasure in the bay
Harbor seals at the 4th Island
Harbor seal on the rocks
187 back in the water after more than 6 months. Feels good to be behind her helm for one last year. New port collar, to bad it is a little different color than the starboard side.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Ice in the water
Have no idea what this craft is for, 65' long
Another derelict heading for the landfill
187 is back
Temps took a dive into the extremes. Forecast is for snow. If I wanted weather like this I would have moved North.