July 2nd 2024: Return to Cambridge

0900: Depart Riverdale; very light air; motor south of The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge out of the shipping lane toward the shore of Kent Island and first hoist of the new asymmetrical spinnaker

Spinnaker Trial About 2.5 knots in 5 +/- knots breeze
On a backing northeasterly we head to the Eastern Shore

About 1700; arrive @ Cambridge; turn around the basin outside the draw span; PANTHER @ the Ruark Boatworks; the JOLLY DOLPHIN pole shed is gone; tie up in NATHAN of DORCHESTER’s slip with convienient shore power; Mike S. & Dan C. visit; NATHAN sail training night, Stacy & Rayned get to join the outing;

Note how low the waterline is at the bow with the yawlboat off the davits

1830: Mike T (OBLIGATION) visits; points out that JOLLY DOLPHIN’s Shellback yawlboat was designed to nest the board & rudder between the aft thwart the transom; thanks Mike

OBLIGATION
Ruark Boatworks, May 20, 2010

about 2000: Dave (RMM board- education visits JD). S & R bring crab cakes; a fan chilled night.