Christina played floating-host to friends, on yet one more spectacular weekend to be out on the water. We efficiently prepared for the weekend, finally getting good at selection of what to take and what to leave home. Another weekend with no big plans, no need to race anywhere, the crew arrived earlier Friday evening than usual and just relaxed until our friend’s arrival on Saturday afternoon.
The crew enjoyed coffee and donuts at the marina Saturday morning, as the First Mate rode bikes and played with a marina-friend while the Captain gave Christina a long-overdue bath waiting for the Admiral’s friend and family to arrive. Everyone settled quickly onboard, then all headed up the Chester River to drop anchor and simply relax on the water for what turned out to be the nicest day so far this year.
Telling the story once again through pictures and video, as words couldn’t describe how perfect the weekend turned out to be anyway…
Video of the way-out, a little time on the hook, and the way back (no sound). Unfortunately forgot to start the aft-facing camera on the way back, which missed the kids tubing and the cops pulling the Rose over… more about that later!
Hal and Em took over the helm, to give the Captain a break, 07JUN14
A quick shore-trip upon arrival for the 2nd-Mate, water was so shallow it was just easier for the Captain to walk! 07JUN14
The Christina Rose hosting the Daredevil Crew, 07JUN14
The First Mate showed our visitors the quickest way off the bow, 07JUN14
This was supposed to be “ON-3”. Not everyone understood the count… 07JUN14!
It’s hard not to enjoy a day on the Chester River when it’s like this… 07JUN14
The Crew relaxes below-decks, after a hard day of swimming and sun, 07JUN14
Getting ready to head back to the marina after dinner; there’s only one thing to do when the water is like this! 07JUN14
TUBE! The crew gets ready to be dragged back to the marina as the sun sets! 07JUN14
A difference of opinion for optimal speed, majority-rules… FASTER! 07JUN14
After (a severely burnt) dinner, the Rose was straightened-up, then we headed back to the marina with a couple junior captains manning their own craft, eventually becoming three inside the small tube. Everyone was enjoying the slow-roll home as the sun set, right up to the point where Maryland DNR police officers pulled us over to remind Christina’s Captain that we were 30-minutes past sunset! Thanking the officers for their attention, we dragged the three crew-members back on-board, then throttled-up all the way back to the marina. Thanks again to the water-po-po for keeping everyone safe!
Arriving safely back at the marina, Christina’s guests quickly disembarked, the First Mate passed out while the Captain and Admiral cleaned and buttoned-up before passing out too.
Sunday was another gorgeous day at the marina, this is how we should wake up every day… coffee and donuts overlooking the scenery before most everyone wakes 08JUN14
Taking it easy at the marina Sunday, the First Mate played with friends as we enjoyed just being around the marina, cleaning-up and heading-out well before dusk 08JUN14
A short cruise at 24.6nm, some of it was quick, some of it was pulling a tube, some of it was with blue flashing lights. A great weekend.
All-in-all, a calm weekend and a gentle cruise with friends, some water-activity, some burnt dinner (notice: no pictures!), a lot of just relaxing. A perfect weekend all the way around. The Christina Rose performed flawlessly, driving 24.6nm at a maximum of 25.0kt and averaging 16kt while underway. Hopefully every weekend this year ends-up as perfect as this one…
Happy Wakes! Feel free to drop me a note anytime, ChristinaRose@edickent.com