Believe it or not, this was the first chance we’ve had to sail Windara on Long Island Sound. Last year, the rudder repairs and macerator install kept us from getting to sail all summer. This year, we’ve either been out racing or there’s been no wind to speak of. So when our Sunday race was […]
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We were excited to get back to Huguenot but worried about getting into our new slip – there are some funky currents in behind Glen Island – but all went well. It’s a tight squeeze, but as long as we have someone to help with our lines, it’s easier than our old corner slip was. […]
Around dawn, we slipped our mooring line and motored out into the near-glassy Chesapeake. It was a beautiful morning, but around midday, the sky got dark and we were supposed to get some nasty thunderstorms so we dropped anchor in the Bohemia River for a couple hours to let the storms pass. They ended up […]
After a couple weeks on the hard, it was great to get back out on the water. We got an early start and motored past the Potomac before rolling out the jib and getting in some sailing. In the late afternoon, I noticed some squalls popping up on shore. Since they looked to be coming […]
We had a lazy, slow sail for most of the trip up to the Rappahannock. We knew the afternoon breeze was supposed to kick up, but until it did, we were plagued by black flies. I don’t think I’ve ever killed so many flies in my life. When the breeze filled in, it really piped […]
We got up at 6am to finish prepping for departure, ran over to the fuel dock and headed out. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous, but it all settled back once we got under way. The smoke from the Canadian fires was pretty intense, and we ended up wearing masks for a […]
We were up at 3am to finish departure prep. Even though I do as much as I can in advance, there are things we just can’t do ahead of time, and it always takes longer than we expect. As we prepped to leave, a squall blew through and we decided to wait it out. Once […]
We met David aboard Flight for coffee and some weather/routing talk first thing in the morning. The plan was to head out on the afternoon slack, and the weather looked perfect. It’s always nice to have another experienced sailor to vet plans with, especially when they seem to have a similar risk tolerance. We agreed […]
This passage was an interesting one, and this was another case where the forecast and actual conditions were not in alignment. As we approached the Saint Augustine inlet, I did NOT like the looks of things out there. But our choice was to go or not make Charleston this weekend. We left our slip just […]
With a short weather window to get to Saint Augustine, we were up well before dawn and hauled anchor just after 5am. As the sun came up, we popped the chute and took off. With 8-10kts of breeze, Windara ate it up, and it was fun to see how she performed under spinnaker and main […]