Day Sail with Duncan and Ann
This adventure took place on 'Saturday October 26th, 2024'
Ann's first time on the boat.
Day Sail with Duncan, Nuvia, and David
Scheduled to Start on: 'Sunday October 20th, 2024 13:00'
This is an invitation only adventure.
There won't be much wind to speak of but the weather is gorgeous so we're going to head out onto the bay for a few hours.
SV Will Sea Delivery Part 2
This adventure took place on 'Tuesday September 24th, 2024'
With a hurricane looming large, Wayne and I are going to attempt to get my boat to Annapolis.
Two Day Virginia Ride With Bruce
This adventure took place on 'Sunday September 22nd, 2024'
Bruce and I are heading out for a two day ride in Virginia.
SV Will Sea Shakedown Sail and Delivery
This adventure took place on 'Saturday August 31st, 2024'
Jackie, Wayne, and I are planning to put the sails up on Will See for the first time. After that Dana and Terry are coming down to help me move the boat to Annapolis
SV Will Sea Delivery to Annapolis
This adventure took place on 'Saturday August 10th, 2024'
Dana, Terry, and I are scheduled to depart on September 10th to deliver Will Sea to my new slip in Annapolis. It's been a very long time coming.
Fort Lewis 2024 Out Day 1
This adventure took place on 'Thursday August 8th, 2024'
This is my solo ride to join up with Wayne and Jackie at Fort Lewis Lodge, which has become a tradition for Jackie's birthday. Once out there, I'll switch over to the group adventure Fort Lewis 2024. This will be the first longish trip on the Blue Oil Burner since putting it back together. I've put it through its paces and all seems well, but I am still a bit apprehensive about potential mechanical failures. The plan is to divide what would normally be an easy day ride into two days in large part because those muscles around my shoulderblades continue to plague me by locking up. When this happens it's beyond painful. There is also a major rain system moving in, so this will be a very wet ride.
SV Will Sea Work and Delivery Trip
This adventure took place on 'Sunday July 7th, 2024'
It appears that Will Sea will be ready to be splashed next week Wednesday. We then have to deliver her up to Cooper River Marina in Charleston, weather window permitting.
George Washington National Forest ADV Ride with Ryan
This adventure took place on 'Friday June 28th, 2024'
I really liked some of the forest roads on the last ride and thought to myself, "Ryan needs to see these." So we're heading out on a two and a half day ride along forest service roads. The plan is to leave Friday before close of business to get close to our target area and have all day Saturday and most of Sunday to go exploring.
A Few Day ADV Ride
This adventure took place on 'Sunday June 9th, 2024'
Aaron is doing is Shenandoah Bicycle Ride and has invited me to join him when he stays in a cabin near Skyline Drive. I intend to take the DR and depending on how my shoulder is doing I may extend the trip by a few days and explore new-to-me gravel roads in Virginia and West Virginia. It'll all depend on well I'm doing. That first 89 miles on slab on my DR650 is not something I'm looking forward to.
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 took place on 'Wednesday March 27th, 2024'
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.