A rough and rowdy day with initial plans for a flip-flop cruise. Underway with full Gold Crew at 1210 facing a steady north wind. Reached the "LC" No. 2 buoy and raised the main. Strong seas challenged the R&Bs stability and rigging interity. A wise decision was taken to rtp (Return to Port), "discretion being the better part of valor" (a paraphrase from Flastaff and one of the cardinal maritime principles of the R&B).

A truly wonderful day on the Bay. Underway at 9:30 am with the French Army we cruised Crump's Bank and up to the South Channel with a 15 kt north wind and 2 foot seas. The R&B was steady throughout. Knot tieing refresh is required to avoid more self-induced loose jib capture. Nautical terms a la Francoise (empennage, spinnaker) lessons ensued. Espied large dolphin while cruising north. Returning to Cove Marina around 1245 for crew pickup advised by the boys in blue of new radio procedure for transiting LCreek on radio channel 12. Back at Cove embarked the Gold Captain and two hardy deckhands and departed for another 3 hours of long tacks under three different helmsmen, steady wind, and broad smiles in the cockpit and foredeck. Dodged the Ches Bay Bridge Tunnel twice by just under 2500 yards. Lot's of sailing company on this marvelous afternoon and the R&B seemed to hold her own against the competition.