Another dreary day on the water. Small crew of 5 but RC put up an interesting course and got some good practice free-flying the spin with Mike.
Century Club: Michael Nepini
Dreary Tuesday in Baltimore. Slow start and challenging roundings at the mark close to a ship but any day on the watter is a good time. Thanks Lynn for the picture.
Jonathan brought the Spicy Meatball down to Lake Anna for a long weekend with some friends. Got in 3 good days on the boat despite shifty conditions and learned it will pass the "I swear it's a five seater" test. Spent a little time paddling as well to round out a great weekend.
Out on Eighth Deadly Sin for another Wednesday race. Very strong start between two other racers into a good upwind leg. Set up for the downwind and the wind turned off so RC shortened the course to one lap. Great communication between the crew and a very smooth race.
Out on Incorrigible for another Tuesday race. Strong start and first upwind and downwind legs. Fouled another boat due to a bad call on a crossing we thought we could make and had to do circles. Wind lightened towards the end of the race bringing us to a slow finish.
Relaxing Sunday sail on Rascal. Wind was very shifty but got some good helm time in challenging conditions.
On Eighth Deadly Sin for the first race of series 5. Ideal conditions for the race with good tactics and problem solving from the crew. Truly a perfect day on the water and a good break in the middle of a busy week.
On Incorrigible for Tuesday night racing. Strong start and good tactics up to the first mark. Rounded and got a spin up for the downwind before another clean rounding and upwind leg. Made a strategic error going around a ship that was parked that lost us some time but solid work from everyone and discovered we can fly a spin with six people. Thanks Lynn for the pictures.
Took the water taxi over to St. Clement's Island to explore the lighthouse.
Got an invite to sail with Eighth Deadly Sin (another J/35). We had a short, but strong race in light conditions and I learned a couple new tricks on jib and spinnaker trim.