Month: September 2015

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Rose Anne

We bought our boat!

We’ve been talking to a couple down on the Chesapeake who are selling an Alberg 30 named Rose Anne. We made a deposit on her two weeks ago and finally two days ago we completed the purchase, transferred the title and registered her.

Rose Anne in the water
Rose Anne in the water

She’s not currently in the water but on the hard in a boat yard on the Chesapeake. We need to do a little fiberglass work on the hull, commission the engine and paint the hull. There’s lots of other things we want to do but for now we really just want to get her in the water and start sailing!

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Annapolis Sailing School

Over Labor Day weekend we took a class at Annapolis Sailing School to begin learning how to sail a sailboat. We spent three days going over the basic physics of sailing, all the different parts of a small keelboat, safety procedures, and basic navigation. By the end of the week we were performing sailing drills confidently and received our ASA 101 certification.

We met some great guys, Mark and Matt who were also from Pennsylvania. Hope to sail with them again soon!

Class at Annapolis Sailing School
Our class at Annapolis Sailing School

We were learning with a Rainbow 24 sloop in pretty light winds for the first two days. We tacked and jibed back and forth and back and forth for probably a good three hours each day. Then we went further out and practiced figure eights and man overboard drills. On the third day we got a good breeze and practiced reefing before we went out. Once we were out on the water we released the reef and made full use of the sail.