Nino Forlini, Guy Stewart, Bill and
Sarah Paviol decided to share their weekend on Kelly IV. They
brought great food and terrific culinary experience. Although Bill
and Guy have always produced wonderful meals, it never seems to hurt
when executive chef Nino joins the crew.
Saturday breakfast was freshly made
pancakes, sausages and fruit, all made on board. The gorgeous day of
sunshine was a magnificent change for the 24 hour rain that drenched
Annapolis the day before. Kelly IV sailed with her
experienced crew under the Bay bridge and into the Magothy River.
Although the winds were light, this crew was successful in generating
3-4 knots out of 8 knots of breeze.
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| Nino at the helm |
After dropping anchor in Dividing Creek
near South Ferry Point off the Magothy, Sarah took her Dad for a
dinghy ride while Nino napped in the shade and Guy and I cooled off
swimming around Kelly. The Paviols returned and teamed with
Nino to prepare some fabulous burgers, grilled on the stern barbecue.
Several crew enjoyed melted cheeses over the burgers along with
fresh pepper salsa.
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| Bill relaxes in the Kelly's cockpit |
Bill and Guy explored Dividing Creek
with their fishing gear and caught 3 fish in the two hours they were
exploring. If they had taken any more time, they'd have missed
Nino's grand dinner headlined by the Delmonico steaks grilled off the
stern. As it turned out, they returned in time and enjoyed the
terrific meal with the rest of the crew. After dinner, drinks and
conversation, Nino and Guy slept in the cockpit as the forecast was
for a beautiful evening without rain and proved true. The Paviols
and I took advantage of the fresh air wafted through the boat by our
windscoop and fans.
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| Guy enjoys the sun and breeze |
Sunday morning dawned clear and
beautiful, fresh percolated coffee set the ambiance as Bill created a
delicious french bread breakfast from tasty pretzel bread. Motor
sailing was the travel mode as we departed the Magothy River, then
the breeze increased as we gained the main Chesapeake Bay and sailed
without the motor. Sarah had been our primary helmsman all day
Saturday and proved her skills again on Sunday. She even steered us
under the 5 mile long Bay Bridge on Saturday and passed drifting
sailboats on Sunday, all with the calm of an experienced sailor.
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| Sarah at the helm |
Kelly IV experienced a bit of a
challenge as the Sunday breeze took her into the midst of the fishing
fleet north of the Bay Bridge, then the breeze turned fickle and
light. We'd been under sail alone for less than an hour. The
reliable Yanmar was our solution as we departed the fishing fleet
scooted under the bridge and returned back to Annapolis.
Back in her slip, Kelly IV
hosted the crew to a grilled tuna steak, brought by Nino and grilled
by Bill. The sun attempted to grill us all with the blistering
afternoon sun, but we basked in the cool air conditioned comfort of
Kelly's salon as we dined on the succulent, seared seafood.
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| Nino and Sarah offload Kelly IV after a great weekend |
A dip in the pool to cool off, then the
crew of terrific friends bundled into their car for the return trip
to Pennsylvania. Truly another wonderful weekend with great friends
and good sailing.
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