I am out on a cruise. It has been one to remember with bouts of nasty weather and some rough weather. It is amazing how small my boat feels when the Chesapeake Bay shows her ugly side. So far my boat has taken it in stride.
When I left on the cruise last Monday I left in a stiff breeze out of the north. It was a late start but I still made 32 miles and stopped in Smith Creek near Point Lookout, MD. I had a two hour spinnaker run once the wind subsided a bit and it was perfect conditions for flying my asymmetrical.
The second day was spent in Smith Creek with lots of rain.
The third day I rode some north winds down to Mill Creek off of the Great Wicimico River. This wasn't a bad ride and it was the one day that the winds crapped out.
The next day I left there and had a good sail to Jackson Creek in Deltaville. The beginning of the day was quite rough when I came out of Mill Creek to 20 knots of wind out of the North East. I saw some huge waves in that area.
The last two days I have spent in Deltaville. Yesterday just to hang around and today we have high winds and rain. I did manage to find some leaks that I will have to deal with sooner than later. The biggest pain is the leak from my solar vent that is right over my V berth. I have some butyl tape and I plan to reseal it once the weather is better.
So far all my new systems are working well. I took a very cold cockpit shower yesterday since I have added pressurized water and the shower. My batteries are maintaining charge with the solar panels because of the large bank and low demand. I haven't seen much sun on this trip so far.
I have some more time so who knows where I will get too.
When I left on the cruise last Monday I left in a stiff breeze out of the north. It was a late start but I still made 32 miles and stopped in Smith Creek near Point Lookout, MD. I had a two hour spinnaker run once the wind subsided a bit and it was perfect conditions for flying my asymmetrical.
The second day was spent in Smith Creek with lots of rain.
The third day I rode some north winds down to Mill Creek off of the Great Wicimico River. This wasn't a bad ride and it was the one day that the winds crapped out.
The next day I left there and had a good sail to Jackson Creek in Deltaville. The beginning of the day was quite rough when I came out of Mill Creek to 20 knots of wind out of the North East. I saw some huge waves in that area.
The last two days I have spent in Deltaville. Yesterday just to hang around and today we have high winds and rain. I did manage to find some leaks that I will have to deal with sooner than later. The biggest pain is the leak from my solar vent that is right over my V berth. I have some butyl tape and I plan to reseal it once the weather is better.
So far all my new systems are working well. I took a very cold cockpit shower yesterday since I have added pressurized water and the shower. My batteries are maintaining charge with the solar panels because of the large bank and low demand. I haven't seen much sun on this trip so far.
I have some more time so who knows where I will get too.