An ominous forecast led to the race being canceled as everyone was getting to the boat but we decided to go out anyway to get in some practice with the new sails. Jonathan was in town so he got to see Incorrigible for the first time. We had a good long upwind leg and spent some time adjusting to the new jib before tacking around to a fast downwind run under the new spin. A heavy gust rounded us up and we had to quickly get the spin down but everyone remained calm and we got it down without issue. The storms never materialized so I'm glad we were still able to get out on the water.
Century Club: Michael Nepini
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Little bit short on crew but decided to race non-spin anyway since we had two new people with us. After a challenging start we found our groove and had some good upwind legs. With no spin our downwind legs were a bit slow but we were able to keep up our momentum with some wing on wing. I trimmed main for the first time in a while which was a good learning expereince. We had great communication between all the crew.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Supposed to be the last race of series 2 but a storm rolled through shortly before leaving the dock and took all our wind with it. Our new genoa came in so the sailmaker came out with us to give some pointers and best practices to maximize performance. The wind filled in shortly after the race was cancelled so we stayed out for a while to learn about the new sail. Got a nice close up of the Pride of Baltimore II when we came in since it was docked at Port Covington.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Spent the morning on the Barba Roja with my brother and parents. Winds were very light but we were able to get up to the bridge to look around. Played musical drivers so everyone got a little time at the helm, though I think my mom would prefer to just be a passenger. Thanks to Steve for taking us and for the pictures.
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Went on the Spicy Meatball with Jonathan for the 4th. We had perfect conditions of a steady 8-10kts so we went 20 miles over near NAS Pax River, out into the bay to little cove point, and back under the bridge before coming home to show off the red white and blue spinnaker to the boardwalk. Jonathan let me drive almost the entire time and I didn't capsize the boat so I'm counting it as a win.
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
I was down in Southern MD for the 4th and my brother invited me to crew on Dangerous while I was there. We had a strong start and good upwind leg but lost a little time on the first downwind leg due to some spinnaker issues. Raced up and around the bridge with a finish close to the island. RC set up a great course and I enjoyed getting to sail with by brother and some other friends. Thanks to the SMSA RC for the pictures.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Great race to kick off a full week of sailing. Our new spinnaker for Incorrigible came in for this race so the whole crew was like a bunch of kids in a candy store. Strong race overall with a perfect course for testing out the new spin. Thanks to the BCYA RC for the photo.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Small crew on Incorrigible today so we raced non-spin. Good clean racing by everyone and perfect weather. Thanks Maggie for the picture with the crew.
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Raced on Rascal to celebrate the Summer Sailstice. Got to try out an asymmetric spinnaker on the boat and was cool to see how it works. Very hot outside but alwyas good to be on the water. Thanks Maggie for the picture.
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Spent the day on Rascal to see some of the fleet week activities. Motored up into the harbor to get a closer look at some of the ships and then anchored for lunch and to watch some of the flyovers including a cool demonstration by an F-35. Took a short lap down towards Fort McHenry to round out the day.