Log of Alberg 30 #262 on 03 June 2019

Date: 03 June 2019 11:55 till 03 June 2019 14:01
Endpoints: Yacht Haven Annapolis Eastport MD to Yacht Haven Annapolis Eastport MD
Purpose: Day Sail
Complement: Yoni Bresler
Weather: Mid 70's. Force 4, gusting to Force 6. Whitecaps coming down the Severn River.
Engine Hours: 208.0 to 208.9
Fuel: 1/4 tank
Chart: 12282 Chesapeake Bay Severn and Magothy Rivers

Interrupt mainsail, Tatus II genoa. The 135LP would have been better.

Need to get faster at putting a reef in the main. Just takes too long. Current procedure is: roll up the genoa, come into the wind, drop the main and two slides to position the ring onto the reefing hook, raise the main, reef the clew using the reefing line, trim the main, roll out the headsail. Just takes too long.

Only lee I could find to flake the mainsail today was Ego Alley. Beside the buildings of the Naval Academy, the wind was less, but as the boat moved towards City Dock, the winds increased again, while the main was already on deck. Turned into Ego Alley, upwind, to get the lee beside the Marriott and Pusser's. Surprised a number of folks to be reefing there.

GPX formatted Track distance: 9.77nm, average speed: 4.7kts, duration: 2:06