2009 Log Canoe

Labor Day Series

September 12th and 13th

1st race Saturday Sept 12th -10am start

2nd race Saturday Sept. 12th - 2pm start

3rd race Sunday Sept. 13th - 10am start

SI’s

Another exciting weekend on the Tred Avon river. On Saturday we had almost no wind, drifting around most of the morning, then raced a very short course, and in the afternoon the wind picked up. Unfortunately the skies darkened and rain began to sprinkle down at the finish, and Oxford Road was flooded and closed by evening.

The next day proved a little fairer; the winds picked up only slightly for the morning race, with the committee moving the starting line all the way out toward Benoni Point and Bachelors Point, chasing the wind. Unfortunately, as the sailing instructions require all boats to stay on the channel side of the government mark off Benoni Point, three canoes did not follow this rule and were RAF: Silver Heel, Edmee S., and Island Lark.

Oxford TAYC Annual Regatta Series

Saturday, August 8th & Sunday, August 9th

Sailing Instructions

Results courtesy of TAYC — see the TAYC racing page for current results and schedules.

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We successfully sailed the Edmee S. from St. Michaels to Oxford! We had a great day to sail with plenty of wind, the weather this morning was rainy with severe thunderstorms last night making a very wet and soggy morning. We managed to get her all rigged and ready to go, unfortunately one of our chase boats ( Volunteer) was having technical difficulties so we were unable to use her at all, but with the help of Old Point we had at least one chase boat to watch over us. It was tricky in the morning getting out of the miles river, still wet and slippery from the rain and plenty of wind from the storm front still looming but we managed to get out to eastern bay and went on a nice long reach. It got a little more rough the further we went out into the bay, near the Kent narrows we did a lot of rockin’ & rollin’ but kept everyone on board and didn’t wash a single board man.

Edmee S. Sail to Oxford from John J on Vimeo.

Old Point was unable to tow us so we had to wait for help from another chase boat so we took advantage of that downtime and rafted up and ate lunch and swapped out a fresh crew. After we made it through the narrows the blue skies broke through and it was smooth sailing from there on out. Edmee S. sailed in close to the Tred Avon Yacht club and dropped off her cargo of one watermelon and one delicious ham, and expensive freight. The sun slowly disappeared as we approached the dock on the Belvue side of the river ending a perfect day of sailing with a nice cool evening!

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It was another great weekend, plenty of wind in the morning and even more in the afternoon with a severe thunderstorm rolling through late Saturday night. Plenty of shifty wind with crazy little puffs here and there making a tricky afternoon race.

Posted on the Rock Hall Yacht club’s website:

Log Canoe Results

Photo slide show of the weekend

The weekend started out great with plenty of wind for both races on Saturday although stronger (but just enough wind) in the morning making it a great day for Log Canoes. Unfortunately the wind died out on Sunday and left everyone floating at the start line. It was a grueling race trying to find any small wisp of air to reach that finish line within 3 hours.

Edmee S. is planning to sail from St. Michaels to Oxford in honor of the 150th year of log canoe racing. 150 years ago no one was towing around in relative comfort and no one was trailering to a convenient boat ramp - they were real sailors who bucked up, put up a sail, and delivered the boat. Okay, they may have had less sail area, but when was the last time you sailed a canoe in the Bay proper?

Here’s the plan: Thursday, August 6th, 10:30am… We will start at Green “1” at the mouth of the Miles River (Deep Water Point) Once the canoe is south of Green “1” entrance to Knapps Narrows, you can drop sails and tow through. Once East of Green “5” on the Choptank side of the narrows, you must start sailing again. Finish will be R”2” off the Tred Avon Yacht Club.

Rain day is Friday, August 7th, 10:30am.

We’re planning to bring two chase boats and several extra crew. We’re also going to try to bring some photographers from local news groups. Sailing through Knapps Narrows is not allowed (bridge tender would get mad). If you can’t convince your skipper to sail around, come with us! We’ll gladly accept any real sailors in need of an adventure.

Could be stupid, could be fun - most likely both. First one there gets bragging rights for the next 150 years.