today with Steven Bauer and his cousin Chris. They drove up from their family reunion in Ocean City. Very unusual weather. Just as we were getting ready to make sail a thunderhead moved in and it started to look threatening. Normal enough but the rising sea breeze brought fog. It stared to come in with low wisps, just a few feet off the water. As the rain showers started the fog grew thicker with the wind backing into the east. When the rain stopped the fog remained and the wind went calm.
After a while the breeze came back and we set off into the fog with visibility about 50 yards. Sailed around for an hour or so, finding the Mantoloking Bridge and the yacht club eventually. Headed back to Beaton’s, pausing to hove to off Swan Point for a while. Ran back into the basin briskly and headed up to reach Sjogin’s slip. The wind had a little more East in it than usual so I couldn’t luff for as long as I normally do. As a result I missed the piling I always tie up to and drifted into the dock a few boats to leeward. Managed to get the sails down and then warp her into her slip. A little excitement, no harm done and of course there was an audience on the dock. Pics follow.
Steven driving in the fog
Cousin Chris
Steven with Raven
Mary Ann being towed out to her mooring by the yard garvey.