Yet Another SV Will Sea Work Trip
This adventure took place on 'Tuesday April 9th, 2024'
I'm back in Charleston for another couple of days of working on the boat and working on the app. There's been significant progress made on the app during the last week. That trend is continuing. For this test trip, I've once again made a significant round of changes which I expect will likely surface additional issues. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the boat. At the present rate it'll be June before it leaves Marine Propulsion ... so something is going to have to give.
Fontana to Cherohala after local ref race condition fix on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 10:19 AM
This adventure took place on 'Monday April 8th, 2024'
I found another epic race condition that further explains some of the weird occasional errors we're seeing.
Drive around the Gap on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 11:12 AM
This adventure took place on 'Sunday April 7th, 2024'
More testing.
Another Road Trip to Work on SV Will Sea
This adventure is underway.
This is an invitation only adventure.
Rain is forecast for Thursday. Friday should be good weather. I have repair parts for the hatches.
Road Trip to Work On SV Will Sea
This adventure took place on 'Monday March 11th, 2024'
Wayne reached out and suggested he had time and was interested and willing to turn wrenches on Will Sea. Michael, the contractor managing the refit, had also suggested that I come down to inspect and manage things on site, so on Monday the 11th we're going to meet South of Charleston to spend Tuesday through Thursday working on the boat. Michael is going to teach us how to service the winches. We'll also be addressing some issues on the mast and generally inspecting and finding odds and ends to work on. It'll be good to see the boat on the hard with the mast off. We should learn a lot. But I tell you what, these long car drives are hardship for me. I don't understand why, but I really hurt after a few hours in a car.
Delivery to Marine Propulsion
This adventure took place on 'Sunday February 25th, 2024'
On February 25th, we'll depart Cooper River Marina and motor 36 miles down the ICW to Bohicket Marina where we'll overnight and then move the boat to Marine Propulsion where it will be hauled and put on the hard.
SV Will Sea Delivery to Charleston
This adventure took place on 'Wednesday January 10th, 2024'
The sailing vessel Will Sea needs to be moved from Bucksport, SC along the Atlantic Intra-Coastal Waterway (ICW) to Charleston, SC where she will get some needed improvements before being sailed up to Annapolis in the spring. The challenge will be avoiding all the very shallows parts of the ICW. There's one swing bridge we will need to time correctly. Being very conservative we've decided to break this short trip into three sections. Day 1 we'll head from Bucksport, SC to Georgetown, SC where we'll grab a transient slip. The next day we'll do the longest leg from Georgetown, SC to Isle of Palms, SC. Then there's just a short stretch the next day to get to Charleston which should allow us to pass through the shallowest section at high tide with plenty of the depth to spare. The boat needs some prep work before Wayne and I attempt the voyage so I'm heading down a few days early to get things ship shape. I'll end up staying in Charleston for several days while I arrange to get estimates for all the various improvements I want to make to the boat. Between this nasty flu I've had and the distance, scheduling all of this has proven challenging. I'm interested to see what surprises wait for us.
Chilly Two Day Ride With Bruce
This adventure took place on 'Thursday December 21st, 2023'
Bruce is coming into town and for the first time in five years, we'll be taking both street bikes out.
Sun Odyssey 44 Survey South Carolina Car Trip
This adventure took place on 'Monday December 4th, 2023'
I am going to evaluate the first candidate sailboat in detail on Tuesday. I've scheduled an out of the water survey. Clearly buying a boat is a fools errand, but I am drawn to this task for reasons I do not fully understand. While I suspect to find show stoppers, I have to keep an open mind and not dismiss the opportunity out of hand.
Sunday Drive
This adventure took place on 'Sunday November 26th, 2023'
Taking the RX-8 to go look at marinas.
Chilly After Short After Thanksgiving Ride
This adventure took place on 'Friday November 24th, 2023'
It's going to be much colder tomorrow so we're trying to get out on the bikes for just a bit this afternoon.
K100RS Test Ride
This adventure took place on 'Sunday November 19th, 2023'
I just finished the job of installing the rebuilt final drive. It's time to see if it blows up.
Saturday Fall Ride Down to the Water
This adventure took place on 'Saturday November 11th, 2023'
The weather is nice. There's a steel boat hull Duncan wants to check out. So we'll head out that way.
Chilly Saturday Early DR Ride
Scheduled to Start on: 'Saturday November 4th, 2023 10:30'
This is an invitation only adventure.
Ryan asked to go riding. Duncan is joining us. The plan is to bundle up and head up to Michaux or maybe head out to the dirt roads around SugarLoaf mountain, or some combination.
Chesapeake Sail Aboard Aravilla
This adventure took place on 'Tuesday October 24th, 2023'
I'm joining Dana to sail Aravilla from Baltimore to Norfolk. We have extra time so we're planning on just sailing during the day time, no overnights.
Sunny Windy Fall Sunday Ride
This adventure took place on 'Sunday October 22nd, 2023'
Two days in a row. This will be another shortish ride through fall colors.
Windy Saturday Ad-Hoc Ride
Scheduled to Start on: 'Saturday October 21st, 2023 14:30'
This is an invitation only adventure.
It's sunny but also cool and quite windy. The leaves are starting to fall in earnest now. It's been a little while but we're going to try to get out on the street bikes for a modest day ride.
Possibly Wet Monday Drive
Scheduled to Start on: 'Monday October 9th, 2023 15:00'
This is an invitation only adventure.
Cloudy. Rain forecast. Cool to Cold. We're planning to head out anyway, but discretion being the better part of valor, taking the RX8. It was two years ago today, Duncan bought it.
Another Ad Hoc Hot Weather DR Ride
This adventure took place on 'Monday September 4th, 2023'
Duncan wants to take Alli's DR200 out to run the old gas out of it since it also has not been run in over a year.
Hot Weather DR Adhoc ride
This adventure took place on 'Sunday September 3rd, 2023'
Duncan hasn't run his DR650 in far too long so the plan is to brave the heat for a short-ish DR ride. I'm not sure where to head. Maybe Southern Maryland. I'm not sure if we'll find any dirt, but heading to the water might be nice.
Summit Point Spectator Ride
This adventure took place on 'Sunday August 27th, 2023'
We're heading up to Summit point to watch a track day and hopefully meet up with Tom.
Fort Lewis Down and Back 2023
This adventure took place on 'Friday August 18th, 2023'
Joining Wayne and Jackie on the now annual Fort Lewis Lodge ride.