daily commute
Red topsides turned gold in the sunset
moonrise before some boats finished
commute home after office hours
Moonlight more like daylight at 1 a.m.
PRO for the race, Friday was equipt check and paperwork day. Meant I spent a lot of time at the office. Meaning PSA's harbor wifi and my laptop on RAINBOW. Nice office with 360 degree waterfron view.
Of course, that meant numerous rowing trips out to the boat and back.
Saturday was race day and the breeze was significant. Peak gust at relatively protected GIYS was 33 mph. So be it. We motored out to Baltimore Light and weren't thrilled about the 3-4 foot, 3 second period, waves rolling thru with an occasional 5 footer tossed in just for grins. Masterful ground tackle work had us set in place with clear LOP over to the light and Love Pt as the distant range. We didn't drag a foot.
The unfortunate thing about a full moon is how late it rises compared to two or three days prior. So most boats only had a glimpse of moonlight as they went back to their home ports or up the river to PSA. We are thinking maybe a little later start in the future, but with the breeze mostly in the 18-22 range, most boats sailed the 28 miles in less than 4 hours. With a couple of nasty beats into waves and wind. So no moon for them.
Waking up on RAINBOW Sunday a.m., it was really nice to see blue skies and flat water. I think the six of us on the RC boat took a bit of a beating, bobbing around out there for eight hours as the bow arched through 10 to 15 feet in some of the bigger sets. Excellent RC crew though, with no one seasick, no complaints and plenty of laughs.