Family, Friends and Favorites…
04 June 2012 | Back Creek and BMC
Tim/ Windy mid 70's
Family, Friends and Favorites…
Just returned from an awesome weekend at Back Creek in Annapolis with Tina and Terri.
Tina and I have the wonderful privilege of visiting with my sister Terri for 5 ½ days this week end. It has been great to see her again and catch up on life in general. We were hoping to blast off Friday and get to white rocks for the night. Hannah actually had her bags packed and a place to stay. But, the weather closed in and we waited out the storms in the marina with air conditioning, ice and drinks. Listening to the VHF tell us to “take precautions to preserve your life…” and the TV weather man tell us to “ get into your bath-tub” Well…I doubled the lines, took down the bimini and poured a rum…We’re good.
We left BMC Sat morning after the storms cleared out Friday night. Had 18-20 knots from WNW, with gusts to ~24. Getting out of the slip was tricky and I had to back hard against the warping line three times before I could bring the bow through the wind to head west down the fairway. The WNW wind almost pinned us against the pilings.
We did get out with out damage, turned into the wind at the mouth of the marina, had the main and mizzen up before the fuel dock and after turning back to we had the jib out before we got back to the marina entrance. The engine was off and we were sailing before we passed the east end of the BMC. Sailed down wind to just before bodkin creek entrance, then a Jibe to clear the shoals one more jibe to a beam reach all the way to south of the bay bridge. We were looking at 7+ knots consistently and 8+ on occasion. Made Back Creek in record time. Then the dingy motor wouldn’t start. Never again will I have a Yamaha piece of crap. Every year more money.
Back creek was awesome as usual; Tina made fish on the grill with corn on the cob and veggies. A very nice pinot and dinner music then a great evening sitting in the cock-pit watching the moon rise and visiting with Terri while Tina crabbed and fished.
Sunday morning Tina caught A crab, made great pancake and eggs and we blasted off for home around 10am. Sunday's sail was very relaxing with 12-15 kts from the WNW, and nice 4-5 kt sail to the mouth of the Patapsco. The wind strengthened to 24-26 with gusts to 31-32 kts and shifted more to the North so after 1-1½ hours of beating into it we lit the fire, doused the sails and motored back home to the slip. Even with the strong wind, Tina and I had no problem getting back into the slip and putting Aletheia away.
Sunday afternoon, Joshua came down and the five of us (Me, Tina, Hannah, Terri and Josh) walked to Scuppers for dinner then met up with Maurice and Monique to head over to Cat’s Eye for the band, dancing and a drink. (Josh headed back to Pa). The Cat’s Eye Sunday could and probably will be a separate blog. Wow, the place was certainly different than normal. We also found out Tina should probably not drink red bull…again for later…
Back to the boat for the night and a …way…way… to early alarm clock this morning.
Terri leaves Tuesday for home but it has been a great visit.
Till next time.
And don’t forget to laugh
Tim