Heading back up north then Dobbs!
Looks great weather too.
Rob.
Heading back up north then Dobbs!
Looks great weather too.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
One fun thing that I forgot to mention was that Suzanne and I started Wednesday with an invitation to crew on a Chesapeake 3 sail bateau, JollyDolphin.
https://thejollydolphin.com/
The race organizers encourage the boat owners to take folks out for a spin who would otherwise not have a chance to play on sailboats. Since this was our first time attending this race, we thought that tagging along on someone else's boat to see their how they did it would be informative for us to do it next year.
Last edited by Dobbs; 10-08-2023 at 09:19.
Thursday morning we were up at 2 bells on the morning watch (5am). There was a mandatory captain's meeting at 6:30 followed by a dash to the start line 22 miles away! Start was at noon and Grace has to work hard to make 4.5 knots under motor. The wind, or lack thereof was no help.
The trip to the start went fine and we got there just as the start sequence began. There were to be 3 starts, with the biggest fastest boats starting first. We were in the last start, a half hour after the first, but we wanted to see everyone off. The forecast 5 knot SE breeze manifested itself as a shifting 5 knot NW wind instead. The flukey breeze dealt a cruel blow to Pride of Baltimore and drove her west of the starting line! She was just working her way into a position to cross the line when we started. It was painful to watch.
There were dozens of spectator boats swirling around. There was even one right on the starting line as our start was counting down! Even with the confusion we were on the line at zero and the race was on. One other boat shared the line with us and another was less than a boat length behind us and to leeward. The rules of racing says that we have to stay out of the way of a leeward boat. With the light air, this was going to be tough...
Last edited by Dobbs; 10-08-2023 at 10:44.
Don't know what I was thinking of Dobbs. I had you still placed down near Annapolis. Must be my age old chap.
Update on the chits. Lt.Bush has sent me a semaphore signal, and I now know where to forward his parcel which will hopefully be on its way by mail packet in the next few days.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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