yesterday morning. Went out from 9:30 or so, back by noon. Had my first encounter with the afternoon “hot dogs”; seems they wake around 11:00 and then go forth to go round and round and round the Bay.
Still, there was a nice southerly tending to a sea breeze, about 4 to 6 kts. You could feel the heat building but enough of an air to cool you off. Managed to catch the start of an E-Sloop race on the Bay south of Swan Point. Video later (maybe.)
There’s progress on Quest, it’s A-Cat season and I went to the beach. (Noteworthy for my usual absence.) Pics follow:
Progress on Quest; planking continues. I saw a pile of nice cedar flitches in front of the shop last week. The best will be for Quest.
They’ll never look better. Ghost and Lightning waiting for battle.
Fine morning, coolish breeze. Too warm for the usual fire; finally.
Hove to off the marsh near Reedy Creek, waiting for the E-Sloop race. Note the slick as Sjogin crabs her way to weather.
Elevenses…..just right.
Watching the race from my easy chair as it continues hove to on the Starboard tack. With a good breeze, the severe degradation of sail shape does no harm.
Master E-Sloop skipper Peter Wright sails by to say hi.
Clean start for the fleet. This was the Runnie Colie E-Scow regatta; The BBYRA season starts on the 21st.
I just may try to sail down for the A-Cat start; Bay Head and Manasquan co-host the first race of the ten regatta season. Last time I tried there was 0 air that morning. Nice tactical breeze this morning.
Finally, evidence of my first beach visit this year:
and counting.
And Julia at the edge as always.
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