Century Club: Dianne Sullivan

The last day of the 2025 boating year was spent with fellow Century Club members as we enjoyed a ride out to the Chesapeake Bay's Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse.  I am proud of my 230 days - I set some personal goals and exceeded them! For fun and my own log, here are my personal stats: 

100 days sailing (would have been a lot more, except no wind or ferocious winds in an interesting boating season meant cancelled sailboat races/classes I was teaching at the Annapolis Sailing School).  Of personal note, I have the choice to teach 2 days a month, or 5-6 days a week per month, and I chose the latter for fun - not because it is a fulltime job, but would have been on the water otherwise anyway.

130 days power boating

Over 100 consecutive days on the water at one point this year (119 days, from August 8th to December 13th).

I added over 100 days to my personal best since starting this Century Club journey in 2023.

Given the fact that my boating season truly starts mid-May due to my location directly on the Chesapeake Bay, I have left very few days "on the table" overall in my boating timeframe, so to speak, and I have never used the 10 days of "boat work" allowed to get to my days logged, although I could certainly have done so.

My 230 days included all but 10 days on of the Chesapeake Bay, FWTW, and boating on the Chesapeake Bay in December is an interesting challenge/feat in and of itself when winds can be ferocious, water levels drop SO LOW (meaning I can't get the boat off of the lift) and the temps are below 40 degrees (meaning super cold fingers and toes - LOL...).

Thank you, Spinsheet/Prop Talk for a fun challenge - getting out on the water offers so much fun and beauty - this challenge pushes me to get out more than I might otherwise have done, and I have enjoyed it immensely.  And to the few who helped me put up days when days might not otherwise have been possible, many thanks. They know who they are....  :-)