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Next week Kelly IV will once again be in the water, if all goes according to plan, and you are welcome aboard.
Next week Kelly IV will once again be in the water, if all goes according to plan, and you are welcome aboard.
The famous Thomas Point screwpile lighthouse south of Annapolis, MD |
This summer Kelly IV will be doing
part-time cruises in the Chesapeake Bay out of Annapolis, Maryland.
You are welcome to sail and/or crew, just call or email CaptMurph.
Since the last Trip Log in September
2011 a lot has happened. The winter was spent at home in Pittsburgh
with the highlight of “sail-a-brating” with many of our sailing
friends and crew at the annual “Sailing and Suds” in February
2012. Kelly IV enjoyed a milder-than-most New England winter in
Warwick, Rhode Island. And CaptMurph ended up with a new job!
Almost on a whim, a resume was sent in response to an internet
posting which led to several phone calls and Skype interviews and now
CaptMurph is a yacht broker for The Moorings and Leopard Catamarans,
based in Annapolis, Maryland.
The new position started April 2 with
four weeks of training at the brokerage's main office in Fort
Lauderdale. CaptMurph lived aboard a spacious Leopard 46 in the
marina while learning the ropes of his new trade. Since Kelly IV was
to be home in Annapolis, she had to be trucked there. Good friend
Don Hekler
Captain Don Hekler |
Bob Zimmerman did a yeoman's effort by
spending a week in Annapolis sanding Kelly's bottom to help prepare
her for spring commissioning. It was very difficult and dirty work,
yet Bob slaved away while CaptMurph set up shop at his new line of
work. Bob was able to enjoy the evenings as they cruised the
restaurants around Annapolis enjoying Davis' and Cantler's to name a
couple. With the sanding done, it was merely a wash, wax and paint
activity for Kelly to be ready for splashing. Except for that
phrase, “while we're at it,” that is. While the mast was down
for the first time in a few years, it made sense to finally redo the
wiring in the mast and compression post. That work will be done on
Monday so Kelly will have her mast stepped and she'll be launched by
Wednesday.
Kelly IV's new home is AnnapolisLanding Marina on Back Creek in Annapolis. It is a beautiful marina
complete with swimming pool, gourmet restaurant (breakfast and
lunches only), fuel dock, dinghy dock, water taxi and much more.
Kelly IV in her slip at ALM |
CaptMurph's new position is a full-time
proposition, so his sailing time will be trimmed accordingly. For
the foreseeable future, his and Kelly's cruising will be one and
two-day trips, much like he used to do on Lake Erie. The biggest
difference being the huge number of anchorages and destinations now
available on the Chesapeake Bay. Also, the drifter and the air
conditioning will see a lot more use. :-)
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