Thursday May 29, 2008. Mid 70's F with 10 to 15 knots from the northwest, against an ebb tide, under jib only.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Sailing at Essington May 25, 2008
Sunday afternoon sail with Vanessa, 70's F, slack after low tide. Sailing past the marinas in Essington, east to PHL with a gentle breeze from the southeast. Spinnaker pole holding out the jib, probably would have been better with the genoa.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
May 16, 2008
Another day of rain, stopped at the marina on the way back from Chester, the planes landing at PHL dropped under the cloud cover just at the marina, streaming water vapor from the wings.
May 14, 2008
Sail to PHL, wing-on-wing with a gentle breeze against an ebb tide, after 5 days of rain. Not visible in the video but lots of debris washing down-river.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Motor to the marina Delaware River
Wednesday 7th, 2008.
Low 80's F, slack before high tide, but no wind. Take a lunch break from my Chester project meetings and go for a sail. In reality a drift with the incoming tide to the airport with just enough air stirring to maintain steerage. Not enough wind to sail back to the marina against the tide so drop sails and motor. The old Volvo MD1 chugs reliably, but maybe not much longer, the water jacket has several cracks and leaks that I have plugged with Gorilla glue. This year I think it will be time for a new motor.
