Well today was a long one. NOAA predicted 10 knots of wind with 1 foot waves. They only missed it by 7 knots and 2 feet. I had consistent 17 knots, +/- and waves high enough to send green water rolling down the deck.
The other bummer is my dinghy painter parted today and I lost my Porta-Bote. T stuff secured on the stern obscures the dinghy when she is on a short line and I didn't even notice it until I pulled into Calvert Marina at Solomons. Probably a good thing I didn't see it go, trying to recover it in those seas would not have been pretty.
On the good side the autopilot performed flawlessly. I am sure glad I had it since steering through those conditions for 5 hours would have been exhausting. I am tired enough as it is.
Solomons is a great place so far. I walked down to this little shack of a cafe and had some wonderful seafood chowder and a Red Stripe. This marina, Calvert, is also a BoatUS affiliated marina so I get a discount which makes it fairly reasonable, around $33.00/day including a 30A connection.
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Hey that SPOT report is really cool. Does that come with the basic subscription price ($100/year +/-)?
Follow the sun, & keep up the reports!
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John Ring
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Follow the sun, & keep up the reports!
Best,
John Ring
Cape Dory 28 Tantalus
(to be hauled 24th)
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I'm starting to figure the wind thing out. I may have to miss the museum. I rented a car today but spent all my time at West Marine and Boater's World picking up parts for some projects I am planning on doing tomorrow, then I'm off to Reedville on Wednesday if the weather is good. If I wind up staying longer I'll get another car and go for a visit. Not having the dinghy is like not having a car. I use to row all over, but now I'm stuck close to the marina.
New dinghy is payed for though, just need to figure out where to have them ship it.
New dinghy is payed for though, just need to figure out where to have them ship it.