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HOT! Wow, it was the hottest day we’ve had yet. 92 degrees and it felt hotter. We ended up keeping Lone Star anchored at Maryland Yacht Club and caught a ride with the folks on a neighboring boat, “At First Sight”, that rented a car.
What a treat to ride and visit with another cruising couple of a similar age and experience. We ended up working together at the SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association) booth for a couple hours at the show in the afternoon. There were a lot of people at the show even though it was the first day. Glad we did not volunteer for a weekend day when it will be overcrowded. It was fun to have people stop by and really want to chat and learn about this cruising organization.
We had time to see the show and find half the things we hoped to research. Most important we saw the demo 10’6″ Porta-Bote dinghy that we purchased and will pick up at the end of the Powerboat show. We will be selling the 12’8″ one as soon as possible. We are researching Balmar high-output alternators for our Yanmar engine and lithium batteries. This time of year there are fewer hours of sun to charge the batteries with solar. After a few cloudy days in a row, we need to run the engine for a couple hours to charge the batteries.
The picture is of Tom visiting with Tony Smith at the sail boat show; former owner of Gemini production catamarans, now demonstrating a prototype of Zephyr, a 15′ three person, 8′ wide, light-weight trimaran with an angled sail. Really cool! He’s looking to find a young entrepreneur that wants a startup company, interested?
After the boat show we drove most of the way back to Pasadena, MD and went out to eat at a popular restaurant: Two Rivers Steak & Fish. Great food and good company! Anita had her first crab cake on a roll; she won’t be afraid to try others. This one had no filler, just honest crab and grilled to perfection. Tom had a Caribbean Jerk chicken sandwich that he really enjoyed too.
Despite the heat we had a lot of fun, meeting new people, seeing the show, and a yummy local dinner out. Amazingly the next day is the coldest one we’ve had yet; it was only 62 degrees with clouds and drizzle. However, we finally left the beautiful Maryland Yacht Club. More about this in the next blog…
Sailing on Lone Star 