Practice sail on Red Baron to get some of the crew up to speed for the SMSA season starting. Did main and learned from Jonathan's coaching.
Century Club: Michael Nepini
Met up with Jonathan and some of the folks from Dangrous at SMSA for a blustery paddle up mill creek
Eighth Deadly Sin - helped reassemble backstay adjustor & cleaned hull
Out on Red Baron (Olson 29) for the first SMSA frostbite race of the season. RC set an engaging course and moderately heavy wind kept things interesting. Did some work at the mast and foredeck including troubleshooting a difficult sail change. Finished 6th out of 10 which was slower than I expected based on how the race felt. Glad to be back on the water and looking forward to a good season! Thanks Steve for the picture
Cold night on the Barba Roja for my last sail of the year. Wind was very light so we motored up to the bridge and were able to roll out the headsail briefly on the way home. Good end to the 2024 season and looking forward to getting back out on the water next year.
Came down the road for Thanksgiving and was able to get in a quick sail on my way down. Ran across the basin in Solomons and back as the sun was going down. Good practice time on the helm.
Out on the Barba Roja for another sail while I was in SOMD. Sailed up to the Cove Point lighthouse and back. Got some more good practice on the help and learned a couple of things.
Out on Rascal to watch the (too early) sunset. Motored around to check out a nearby marina then sailed out into the harbor for a bit. Wind turned off so we motored up into the city to enjoy some nighttime boating.
Out on Dangerous for a Sunday frostbite in Solomon's. Good course and good to knock off the cobwebs after a month of not racing. Hit my 50th day on the water for this year which was my unofficial goal for the season. Thanks Jonathan for the picture.
Treated myself to a new paddleboard on an end of season sale. Took ti for a shakedown cruise to get in some mileage. Board rides well and I'm glad to be able to paddle again.





