Wingate By Wyndham Chesapeake

... favorable conditions. We weathered the winds at anchor in Willoughby Harbor and, in fact, dragged anchor in a 35 knot squall early in the morning November 1.

Our "buddy boat" captain Bob delayed his crew arrival just as they were departing for the Detroit airport the morning of Oct 31. They would hold for word from Bob and have to arrange a new flight since one crew volunteer had a narrow window permitting his absence ...

... bringing the beast with us. The marketers could appreciate our sponsorship decals we post all over the RV.
I was not too worried about Josh's first competition. He could have warmed up at the first two which should have taken place before the Dawn of the Shred. Hotline Surf and Skate moved their dates to November 14th, which we already have left town for that, and WRV's competition ...

... three years on the Bay, but we were able to raft our first night there. Dave reinstalled the jacklines on the boat in preparation for our ocean crossing. We stayed at Jackson Creek the following day due to strong winds from the south that were unfavorable for heading south to Norfolk. We would await a wind shift to the north arriving that evening. We broke up the raft in anticipation of the shifting and strong winds coming our way.

We left ...

... He loaned us money when we were tight, and fed us when we were broke, he did more for us in many ways that just a skateboard was not enough to say thank you Brandon Slater, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Amazing guy, and beyond mature for his age of just turning 22 years old. His twin brother, Aaron also celebrated his birthday with Brandon, and trying to keep him from being too reclusive in his computer world, which I ...

Climbed aboard the Waterman fishing charter at 5:30 am on a crisp, clear morning for a fun day of marlin fishing in Virginia Beach. Our skipper was Captain Mike Standing, who did not waste a moments time in getting us all aboard, stowing our gear, and heading to the fishing grounds of offshore Va Beach.

After a fairly quick ride ...

... took a turn for the worst, everything got wet, and canceled. Jeff, the event organizer, was frantic about keeping the people at the park, he grabbed a squeegee and single handedly tried to dry up the skate park. The rain eventually kept on coming in waves, and waves, soaking out the park. The people that ran around from tent to tent started heading to the parking lot and filled the exit lanes going on home. Scion, was a major ...

We spent September 13 on a day sail with guests John, Jim and Charlene, Wally and Michelle. We sailed through the North Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel on N winds 10-15 kts, then sailed back via the south tunnel. We spotted a very impressive flock of rays along the way and enjoyed a nice lunch spread. Dave was happy to have plenty of helpers eager to take the helm and adjust sails.

We spent September 21 on a day sail with Dave's dad, Norma and brother ...

... a very low flow rate, well below the manufacturer’s rated flow so this was something we would have to investigate further before considering the re-start a success. On September 9 we headed southbound to the East River on Mobjack Bay on north winds blowing 15 kts. The weather was not proving to be very nice this week so we spent another day laid up in the East River. It was rainy and miserable. Dave and John (out of ...

... bit of mechanical work I had requested. And bet of all…..no mildew smell. Gawd, nothing is worse than a mildew boat but we were good.

The next day, Sue began to do all the provisioning needed for a 4 month cruise and I began to get the basic mechical work started leading up to starting the engine. After 7 months in ‘mothballs’, there is no assurance things will work. I was prepared for a lot of work. I ...

... Hotel O'Connell Street 10:25 a.m Has been confirmed 2/28/08 Dinner? Where should we go tonight? Close to us is the ...