October 2024

Wednesday October 2nd

I'm still under the weather so Laz headed to baji-naji, awaiting our new mattress. He pulled the old one out into the main cabin, but the new one did not arrive. Other chores: filled the forward water tank, troubleshooting the pump for the fridge water (not working). He was texting with Nate Horton, who installed it, and got a few steps in, then Nate had to set up for the Annapolis power boat show which starts tomorrow. Laz also tried to fix soda drawer with no joy. 

Thursday October 3rd

I'm feeling a bit better today so we headed to Giant for some home and boat provisions, then to the marina. We thought the new mattress would be arriving today, but Laz called once we got to Tidewater (around 1300) and they apologized, but for sure it will be delivered tomorrow. We loaded the provisions in cabinets and fridge, after turning the temp to 15° from the 25° I had set it at before we left for Chicago. It has stayed pretty frost free, which was nice. Since it was mostly empty, it also stayed cold. We were able to do a few other chores to get baji-naji ready for our next trip: New chlorine tablets installed in the Purasan, and installed the new windlass remote. Laz had to rewire it differently than the diagram showed, as the picture was backwards. Go figure. My suggestion to try it bass-ackward. It works great now!

Team effort to fix the soda drawer. I found a strange tab thing with my fingers towards the front of the drawer that went in and out, perpendicular to the front of the drawer. Using the cellphone camera, Laz figured out the mechanism to unlatch it and was able to get the drawer out. With it out, he put sturdier screws in the track. Once done, we could load the soda drawer again. It sure is a weird and complicated way to get the drawer in and out, especially as the whole thing was held in place by tiny screws.

Checked the date on the house batteries, since we had the aft mattress out. September 2021. We replaced them some time ago, just could not remember when. We will have to check the forward batteries in the off season. Tomorrow there should be a new mattress!

Friday October 4th.

Packed up clothes, meds, and the rest of the provisions and headed down to Tidewater. There was a large cardboard box waiting for us in front of our slip! It had a big hole in it, but everything was in there. I put away the provisions first since there were many frozen and cold items. Laz pulled the boat all the way aft in the slip using the bumpers so we could wrestle the new mattress aboard. It definitely took both of us, even with it in 2 pieces.

Oh my goodness it is lovely and fits beautifully! It is a fair bit higher than the old one, but it's got real coils, individually wrapped for minimal motion and a cush top. The new sheets smell too new and will need to be washed before putting them on. We used the mattress protector from the old mattress and the fitted king sheet, which worked nicely. Laz used a fid to get both in, lol.

We then washed the boat, first with soap and water and then with the Starbrite non skid. She looks nice all clean.

Headed over to the last First Friday of the year and over to 410 Empanadas, which started as a food truck. We both got 3 empanadas and split the zucchini stix. I had a TexMex (yum), a mushroom (which was mostly a mushroom sauce and not chunks of mushrooms)beef and a spinach (which was amazing). Laz had a TexMex, a Korean BBQ (really good) and a regular BBQ (good but not special).

Saw this fancy Ravens jacket and did NOT get it for my friend Lee. I did text this photo to her and she said she saw a woman wearing this exact jacket at the game last weekend.

Apple pie empanadas for dessert. Yum! A bit too sweet with both powdered sugar and caramel sauce. They would be lovely without either.

Tomorrow we will sail! Not sure where, but there is supposed to be wind.

Saturday October 5th

Up by 0830. Sleeping on the new mattress was heavenly! I opened my Mobjack Bay Roaster Waterman's Blend and Deadrise decaf beans for coffee. Mmmm! We realized we didn't have enough milk for a trip, so Laz ran to the grocery store after we pulled Boji off the dinghy rack together.

A gorgeous day to head out. I pumped more air in Boji and then got the code-0 out. I was putting it together and raising it when Laz came back with milk. We finished raising the code-0, then headed to the fuel dock. Had to use the outside fuel dock since we didn't realize there was a powerboat on the inside dock. We fueled up and did a pump out and rinse. Laz rowed Boji over from the boat ramp and we tied her on her usual cleat after putting the marble chips bag in her stern.

We were off the fuel dock at 1130. We had great wind from N NNW NNE 7-14kts and could go wing out of the channel.

Can you tell we are happy to be under sail?

Laz put up the Arsenal burgee and we put the game on. Now we have figure out where we are going.

We were moving quickly with a nice assist from the outgoing tide of +2 kts at one point by Poole's.

We passed this lovely Tartan with an interesting aft sail. Ketch? Yawl?

I texted to see if the B-Ds were out on this lovely day. Lee responded that they were racing to Rock Hall and spending the night there at Haven Harbor North. We passed Worton around 3p, so we made a last minute decsion to head to Rock Hall. Haven Harbor North was full of course, but Osprey Point had a slip. Got the slip assignment right away since we were heading in after hours. We double clutched on the fairway and went in then out then back in again, as I was not sure we were in the right place. We were the first time.
Rich from R-Wanda-or helped us with our lines. Got in smoothly this time. We were docked by 1715. I was messaging back and forth with the B-Ds and said we would meet them over at HH North for dinner with the racing group.

Dinner was a mini crabcake, potato salad, cole slaw and a pretzel roll (not shown) and the B-Ds graciously paid for our supper.

Racing results: Lee and John won first place in their class!!! This was the in PSA race, Baltimore to Rock Hall. It was fun to meet some of the other racers, including another woman captain.

With the happy winners. Why yes, I am making faces to make everyone laugh for the photo. Doesn’t everyone?

After a lovely catch up, we wandered back next door to Osprey Point and settled in for the night. No idea where we are headed tomorrow, but I am sure we will figure it out.

Sunday October 6th

Left at noon after lots of conversations on the dock. Rich from R. Wanderor, Greg Nease lookalike on Allure, folks on the powerboat next to us. Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and spinach and fresh baked croissants for brunch.