Scott drove most of the way - he let me motor home
Marty stopped by the boat and was chatting with me as I was contemplating going out - still wanting to get my 2,000 nautical miles mark. After looking at the winds and seas I decided to wait until Tuesday to go out. But, Scott, another sailor on the pier, called to say he was coming down to go out so I figured if he could go out, so could I. I began my preparations to get underway when he arrived at the docks and saw the conditions - NW 12-20 gusting to 30 temperatures in the low 50's, sunny. He decided to cancel and I invited him to come with me. So, we headed out right after noon. It was a run all the way out to the bay with a full jib. Finally we got past Hart Miller Island and headed north - which put us on a broad reach and when we got in the wind shadow of Pools Island the seas calmed a bit as well as the wind. We sailed all the way up to Worton Creek and then sailed into the wind with a heavily reefed jib behind Pools Island and back into Middle River. Great time - Scott drove the entire way and seemed to have fun.
Days: 1 Days to date: 104
Miles: 24 Miles to date: 2003.1