March 21 - second day of spring

Trip dates: 
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

Highs in the mid-upper 50's, Winds light 5-10 knots out of the south. Barometer 30.39 - fell to 30.33. Set off from Lankford Bay Marina a little after 11 when the winds came up. Got the main up before day mark 7 in Langford Creek. While the winds were light, the direction allowed me to head down the creek into the Chester with just a few tacks.. albeit slowly. Spent most of the day on close hauls, taking back and forth and getting down to Ringgold Point on the west side of the Chester in the large basin area. Winds - which were on and off prior to this became a bit more steady - so I dropped the main, rolled in the Genoa and put up Jenny - the Gennaker and had a delightful sail back up the Chester, into Langford Creek and even kept her up in Davis Creek where I dropped her before heading back to the slip. While I didn't get to sail (no wind) on the first day of spring - the second day made up for it!