boats in my hood

this old boat has been sitting still for as long as i have lived here...

i have never scene anyone at the house either.

i like the cool fifties design.

annapolis-newport regatta

the yachts left annapolis a bit ago and are headed to newport: i do not know if my brother in law is racing. when i find out, i can track him here. the sailors have great weather in the chesapeake today: hope the atlantic is as nice.

nor'easter blows through the bay

im glad sailors like it extreme, because the weather today was insane for the start of the great race with special marine warnings in the upper bay. the rain has ended, but the wind is currently blowing from the north at about 30kts. you can track their progress with this great interactive map.

chesapeake bay great schooner race

wait: a bunch of boats did NOT sail yesterday from the bay bridge to portsmouth....in fact: i am confused and have no idea when this race begins...i believe the whole thing is over saturday...anywho...you can track the schooners whenever they leave here. it is too bad they didnt leave yesterday when it was 85°...or today when it was 70°...they are (possibly) leaving tomorrow when its going to be 60° and rainy. oh, sailors!

great schooner race

a bunch of boats just left the bay bridge to head south and race to portsmouth: yes, the great chesapeake bay schooner race is underway! perfectly beautiful day on the water: just no wind to speak of. 

race results

the newport bermuda race 2010 awarded the winners their trophies saturday night. i am proud to report my brother in law and 12-year old nephew were crew members on the winning one-of-a-kind-state-of-the-art 90' sloop genuine risk: nice job, boys!

snow on the chesapeake bay

big snow storm saturday...we got fifteen inches in heathsville, i heard: i wasnt there this weekend. this photo from st. mary's, across the river from us, shows they got a little!

the world's most expensive sailboat

the maltese falcon has been parked down the street from my in laws. i heard two guys on a 30' footer t-boned it dwi: they were hauled off in handcuffs by the coast guard!