(Left to right: Linda (our sister) behind the boom, Mom, Gina (Linda's daughter) aboard Jofian with the spinnaker flying.)
Went for a little trolley bus ride around downtown Annapolis. Saw the State House, the stadium where the Army-Navy games are played, a lot of old houses, part of the Naval Academy, etc.
Left around noon. Had a good breeze when we started out, so we were able to sail with the main, the headsail, the staysail, and the mizzen, but soon the breeze died to nearly nothing, so we took in all those sails, and Roy raised the spinnaker again. The breeze was just right for the spinnaker. We enjoyed a really delightful sail all the way back to Baltimore.
Everything had gone perfectly all day. When we were a mile from the marina, Roy took down the spinnaker. By then, the breeze had picked up quite a bit, so he had to struggle with it. He let the sheets fly freely, thinking that would make the struggle a little easier. But Murphy was at work. One of the sheets wrapped around the prop or the rudder. Roy cut it with a knife, and we were able to make it to the marina, but tomorrow he'll have to dive on it.
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