Finished Scraping and Alberg 30 Spring Rendezvous

Last Saturday we went to Bay Ridge and enjoyed an afternoon with the rest of the Albergers. There was a flea market with some interesting gear, we picked up a set of signal flags and books. Good deals to be had!

The guys on the grill made some excellent chicken and hotdogs.

Cooking the Chicken
Cooking the Chicken

Rene is training a service dog. Looks like rough work to me!

Service Dog Training
Service Dog Training

Next we finally finished scraping the bottom of the boat. It’s taken forever partly because of the rain which has been limiting the work we’ve been able to accomplish.

Kicking Back and Looking Cute
Kicking Back and Looking Cute

We’ve started the sanding now. Getting down to the gelcoat is exciting and the boat is looking naked!

After Sanding
After Sanding

We did find an issue with our rudder and we’re still trying to figure out how to deal with it. The leading edge has a crack that runs most of the way down.

Crack in the Rudder
Crack in the Rudder

We’ll keep you updated!

Helly Hanson NOOD Regatta in Annapolis

This weekend we crewed for Jonathan Adams on Laughing Gull (hull #197) in the Annapolis NOOD Regatta. It was exciting for Sara and I as it was the first time we got to sail an Alberg 30. There were three days of sailing with light winds on Friday and Saturday. The wind picked up on Sunday but came with rain so the whole weekend was a bit challenging.

Preparing to race!
Preparing to race!

We learned to put up a spinnaker under pressure and then fly it. Then to jibe with a spinnaker, I still need to think through that procedure. In addition to the frequent and multiple tacks it was fantastic to get used to sailing heeled hard over.

Overall Laughing Gull came in third out of six boats. Congrats to the winners and to all the competitors involved!