Started off the evening with a couple boat projects before setting out for a night sail to practice for gov cup. Went out of the Magothy and up towards rock hall before turning around and coming home.
Century Club: Michael Nepini
Sunday, July 6, 2025
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1 day
Quick paddle off SMSA to finish out the holiday weekend
Saturday, July 5, 2025
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1 day
Out on Dangerous for a sunset cruise. went out into the bay towards Cove Point then turned around and came back up the river. Got some time on helm and enjoyed watchiing the sunset.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
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1 day
Fast race, worked through some issues on the spin douse but still managed to finish second
Sunday, June 29, 2025
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1 day
Started the day off with going up the mast on Incorrigible to re-tape the spreaders. Went out toward the bridge, rounded a mark, then ran a long downwind leg back towards fort mchenry with a few gybes. Saw a large storm coming up so we doused and headed home.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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1 day
More wind than expected, good start, little bit of issues on the downwind legs but figured out what happened and were able to get them solved pretty quickly.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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1 day
Skeleton crew this week but we were able to get in a race after the afternoon storms. Started well, went up to the first mark, rounded and came back down under the jib. Some jib issues worked themselves out on the second upwind leg and we attempted to put the spin up for the last downwind. As we went to hoist, the halyard shackle caught the lifelines and went up without the sail attached. Finished the second downwind under jib and had to go up the mast after the race to retrieve it. Good learning experience for what not to do in the future.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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1 day
Strong start and run up to the first upwind mark, rounded, set the spin, gybed, and doused successfully. Second leg was a bit slower as the wind fell off but still managed to make good time. Sailed down for a smooth finish.
Sunday, June 15, 2025
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1 day
Dangrous was back in the water so I went out to help with a shakedown cruise before her first race of the season on Wednesday. Sailed out into the basin be Solomons, put a spin up, gybed, then doused and went up to the bridge and back under the number one. Good day out on the water despite the rainy weather and the Dangrous crew is happy to have her back in the water for the season.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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1 day
Same course as last week but decidedly different conditions, had some traffic in our start from the non-spin class but they got out of the way quickly. Rounded the first mark, set the spin, successfully doused and came up the upwind leg. Had some issues on the second douse but quick thinking and help from other crew got it solved quickly. I was also helping to train a new person on the mast and had to keep reminding myself of the importance of clear unambiguous requests. Finished the race and got to catch a beautiful sunset on the way in.