A Year in Review - 2023

Trip dates: 
Sunday, January 1, 2023 to Sunday, December 31, 2023
Trip length: 
102 days
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

 

Valiant
54

Five O'Clock
26

Tidewater
9

Peregrine
1

ZACA
7

MV Carol Jean
1

Xiberger
4

Total:

102

 

2023
 
 
 
 

1/2 - Derig Five O' clock lights display and booze cruise to creeks on Severn river
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

1/9 - Valiant - integral reinstall and test sail - David and Mike
Valiant
 
 
 

1/13 - McLaughlins and Mike Jewell, happy hour sail on Valiant
Valiant
 
 
 

1/16 - MLK Day afternoon sail on Valiant with Tony
Valiant
 
 
 

1/19 - Mike and I Five OClock happy hour sail - Whitehall and back
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

1/26 - Mike, Patrick, Bryan and I out to Whitehall and back
Valiant
 
 
 

1/27 - Valiant Happy hour sail, Patrick, Ellen and David
Valiant
 
 
 

1/28 - Engagement cruise to Fleet for planning get together - Ellen, me, Julianne, Liz and Patrick
Valiant
 
 
 

1/29 - Delivery back to Allsopp from City Dock - Julianne, Mike, Patrick and Ellen/me
Valiant
 
 
 

1/30 - Tidewater Happy hour run to TPLM2 and Ego, dinner at Davis' - Ellen, me, P&K, John, Liz, Mike and Julianne
Tidewater
 
 
 

2/5 - Patrick, Tim Myself, run north of bay bridge, aground at Hacketts Pt for 10 min or so. Wave action and engine lifted us off.
Valiant
 
 
 

2/7 - McLaughlins and Mike and myself - happy hour sail on Five. Breezy gray and chilly
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

2/8 - McLaughlins and I - flat, no wind motor up the severn past Naval Academy bridge and back through town
Valiant
 
 
 

2/10 - breezy happy hour sail pre-hotpot with McLaughlins and Ellen. Out the bay broad reach, beat back to lake ogleton and up the river, 15-20
Valiant
 
 
 

2/15 - McLaughlins happy hour sail
Valiant
 
 
 

2/24 - McLaughlins Happy Hour Sail - No Wind - Sail down ego alley, roll and Motor following Five, first brief drifting raft up of season for sunset
Valiant
 
 
 

2/26 - Frostbite, light girls days so Patrick and I intruded
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

3/5 - Frostbite - Boys - big air and St Pattys Parade after
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

3/12 - Frostbite cancelled, tidewater day - Brian freezing
Tidewater
 
 
 

3/19 - Final Frostbite, tomorrow spring equinox
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

3/21 - Happy Hour cruise with McLaughlins and Tony
Valiant
 
 
 

3/23 - Mike and I Back Creek Run before responsibilities
Valiant
 
 
 

3/26 - Sunday afternoon sail after the Point - Mike and Heather, McLaughlins, Julianne and myself. Ellen had to work.
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

3/28 - Mike and I Ego spin and pump out Five.
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

4/7 - Motorboat ride to Chase Creek Dock Party - Ellen and I
Valiant
 
 
 

4/9 - Easter ride back from Chase Creek to Allsopp
Valiant
 
 
 

4/10 - Tidewater Happy Hour with the crew
Tidewater
 
 
 

4/14 - First truly warm day 80* - happy hour sail with Patrick and Mike
Valiant
 
 
 

4/15 - Happy hour quick ride to fuel dock and Beacon for a crush
Tidewater
 
 
 

4/17 - Valiant Sunday funday with the crew
Valiant
 
 
 

4/19 - Patrick and I happy hour quick sail, Xiberger practice sail for following weds night debut
Valiant
 
 
 

4/21 - Pre EYC Party, Five O'clock Happy Hour Sail
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

4/23 - Valiant Sunday funday sail with CPaige, McL's and Acchione's
Valiant
 
 
 

4/25 - Five O'clock happy hour sail
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

4/26 - Patrick birthday sail, me and McLaughlins - first weds night sporty conditions
Valiant
 
 
 

5/11 - Mike, Julianne, McLaughlins and I - HH sail
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

5/12 - Tidewater Happy Hour cruise to The Point
Tidewater
 
 
 

5/17 - FiveOclock Delmarva
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

5/18 - FiveOclock Delmarva
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

5/19 - FiveOclock Delmarva
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

5/20 - FiveOclock Delmarva
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

5/21 - Tidewater Sunday Funday
Tidewater
 
 
 

5/23 - Blue Angels Practice Day
Valiant
 
 
 

5/24 - Blue Angels Show Day
Valiant
 
 
 

5/28 - Raftup with Five and Cat/Ryan
Valiant
 
 
 

5/29 - Raftup with Five and Cat/Ryan
Valiant
 
 
 

6/2 - Five happy hour with dad and folks
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

6/7 - Five O'clock happy hour cruise / weds night spectate
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

6/9 - Friday Night Race
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

6/10 - sail to Lake Ogleton for raft up
Valiant

Bonus Tidewater Day - motor to CBF Bands on the Sand

 
 

6/11 - Motor to Allsopp after Ogleton raftup
Valiant
 
 
 

6/13 - Valiant quick HH sail with Mike
Valiant
 
 
 

6/16 - Wickford Harbor / Jamestown Sail, Dad, Uncle Rex, Ellen and I
Peregrine
 
 
 

6/17 - Ferry Ride to BI
MV Carol Jean
 
 
 

6/18 - Block Island Race Week 2023
ZACA
 
 
 

6/19 - Block Island Race Week 2023
ZACA
 
 
 

6/20 - Block Island Race Week 2023
ZACA
 
 
 

6/21 - Block Island Race Week 2023
ZACA
 
 
 

6/23 - Block Island Race Week 2023
ZACA
 
 
 

6/24 - Delivery to Newport
ZACA
 
 
 

6/25 - Delivery to Vineyard Haven
ZACA
 
 
 

7/3 - Sherwood Forest Fireworks Raftup
Valiant
 
 
 

7/4 - Raftup Return / Quick trip out of back creek to see Annapolis fireworks
Valiant
 
 
 

7/8 - Boomerang
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

7/9 - Boomerang
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

7/19 - Weds Night Race
Xiberger
 
 
 

7/21 - Tidewater happy hour
Tidewater
 
 
 

7/26 - Weds Night Race
Xiberger
 
 
 

7/30 - Quick move Valiant to Jabin's haul out
Valiant
 
 
 

8/7 - Quick return to the slip
Valiant
 
 
 

8/10 - Mike, Patrick and I - Happy Hour sail on the fresh bottom, hit 7.6kts
Valiant
 
 
 

8/11 - Friday Night Race
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

8/15 - Happy Hour
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

8/16 - WNR Spectating HH
Tidewater
 
 
 

8/18 - Overnight Raftup in Rhode River
Valiant
 
 
 

8/19 - Trip Home from Rhode River
Valiant
 
 
 

8/24 - Whittaker HH and dinner on a mooring ball aboard.
Valiant
 
 
 

8/27 - C Paige visit, bay sail with Patrick and Ellen also aboard.
Valiant
 
 
 

8/28 - Forsyth family farm closing celebration
Valiant
 
 
 

8/31 - Mike and I happy hour, test new furling line and drinks at fleet
Valiant
 
 
 

9/1 - Evening on Tidewater for Lake Ogleton concert
Tidewater
 
 
 

9/5 - Forsyth / Boss evening cruise, stop at fleet
Valiant
 
 
 

9/8 - Whittaker Cruise
Valiant
 
 
 

9/9 - Ashley Birthday Raftup day 1
Valiant
 
 
 

9/10 - Ashley Birthday Raftup day 2
Valiant
 
 
 

9/13 - Patrick's Final Boat Ride to Fleet with Mike and I
Valiant
 
 
 

9/19 - Uncle Rex in town - trip with dad and I to the fleet for dinner
Valiant
 
 
 

9/29 - Tony, DW and I breezy sail to Kent island and back to hacketts
Valiant
 
 
 

10/3 - Mike and I afternoon buzz over to see powerboat show setup
Valiant
 
 
 

10/7 - Ellen and I weekend out
Valiant
 
 
 

10/8 - Ellen and I weekend out
Valiant
 
 
 

10/9 - Ellen and I weekend out
Valiant
 
 
 

10/11 - Carrie Happy Hour and dinner
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

11/9 - Happy Hour with Mike and Julianne/Ballast
Valiant
 
 
 

11/17 - New Xiberger Test Sail
Xiberger
 
 
 

11/26 - Boys Frostbite (Cancelled, booze cruise in the rain)
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

12/9 - Lights Parade
Five O'Clock
 
 
 

12/13 - Happy Hour afternoon sail with Mike
Valiant
 
 
 

12/15 - Afternoon sail on Xiberger
Xiberger
 
 
 

12/20 - Mike and I happy hour sail
Valiant
 
 
 

12/28 - Short Happy Hour Sail
Valiant
 
 
 

12/31 - Derig Lights Display and Short Sail
Five O'Clock