Jess
The last several years have seen Jess enter more and more into my life (and the blog!) – and now she agreed to marry me! I couldn’t be happier and can’t wait to see what’s next for us.
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2018 Favorite Photos
Another year of adventures. Here are my favorite photos from 2018:
Jimmy Buffett Concert in Charlottesville
Model Sailboat racing on Lake Rooty
The Parthenon during a VCU class trip to Greece & Cyprus
Old boats in front of the sunset during the Laser D10 Championship
Beach scene in Kitty Hawk during a week trip in June.
Jackson Creek Sunset from the dock at FBYC after the Smith Point Race
Raven at its mooring during the US Laser Masters in Brant Beach NJ
Snowman in front of the house during a December snow storm.
Here are the 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 photos.
Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship Trophy Stand
Ever since the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship Trophy was completed in 2011 it never really took it’s place on display upstairs in the club house at Fishing Bay Yacht Club among the other trophies there. Primarily because it was too heavy to hang and there was no suitable place to prop it up and thus it lacked a stand. So my Dad and I recently made folding legs for the trophy using some of the left over wood from the original project. Now the trophy is on display in the club house just a few feet from where the old trophy used to hang next to the TV.
2019 Dave Matthews Band Concert in Charlottesville
Dave Matthews Band was in Charlottesville to finish their 2018 tour I got to see them live for the first time. What a show it was!
Sunday we checked out Bodo’s Bagels for breakfast and then went to the Bold Rock’s Nellysford Cidery.
2018 December Snow Storm
We got quite a bit of snow in Richmond this weekend. We had fun making a snowman and walking through Pony Pasture Park to see the river.
2018 James River Flood Wall and Slave Trail Hike
Thanksgiving weekend we had a beautiful afternoon and Jess and I went exploring in the James River Park system. We started at the south end of the Potterfield Bridge, went east along the flood wall, then to the slave trail before backtracking to the Manchester Bridge and through part of the city back to Brown’s Island and the Potterfield Bridge back to the car. It was a long hike, but it was cool to see parts of the river we’ve not seen before. We were really surprised by all of the development east of The Boat House along the Capital Trail. We’ll have to do this again when the river level is lower and we can do the pipeline walk.
2018 Skyline Drive and Chimney Rocks Hike
Sunday following the football game Jess and I filled the day with scenic drives, hiking and a winery. We started at the southern end of Skyline Drive and stopped about 20 miles in to hike Calvary and Chimney Rocks. It reminded me of the hike we did a couple years ago up to Old Rag without the scambling. It featured some wooded trails up and down hills that went by some rocks with lookouts and good views. The trail was 3.2 miles and took about an hour and a half.
We finished the drive to the Swift Run Gap entrance and continued to Barboursville Vineyards where we tasted wines and enjoyed the sunset.
2018 Liberty @ UVA Football
Saturday I joined Jess and her family in Charlottesville for the UVA vs Liberty football game. We had a good tailgate spot and brought plenty of clothes to bundle up in the cold. We were going to leave early if the point differential ever got below the temperature. Being a 21 point game and not 35 we stayed until the end.
2018 FBYC Laser Frostbite Regatta
My last Laser regatta of the year was the Frostbite Regatta at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. It was a perfect fall day with wind and water temperatures in the low 60’s, plenty of sun and wind 8-13. We had a fleet of 14 boat sailing to winds out of the ENE in Fishing Bay. I had some mediocre starts making it tough to get a good lane early in the first beat often leaving me mid-fleet at the first rounding. Downwind there would sometimes be some puffs to be had on either side, but this was a pretty good fleet downwind and with the lighter air their weren’t many passing lanes. Upwind I could usually pick up a boat or two and get myself back into the top 5 most races.
Paul Almany had his drone up and got some good video of the last two races. My pictures are here as well as the results. Thanks to Jerry & Henry Latell and Bob Fleck for doing race committee and Frank Murphy for the after race chili.
2018 FBYC Offshore Fall Series #4
For Fishing Bay Yacht Club’s Offshore Fall Series #4 I was aboard the weather mark boat with Justin running marks for the races. The wind was steady out of the west making it easy to set the course once for both races. With winds in the upper teens and temperatures in the 60’s – there was some spirited racing and it was fun to watch. Definitely interesting to see which boats were trying hard and making mistakes versus the boats that took it a little easier and were less aggressive, but made fewer mistakes.