Memory lane here: years ago I raced International 14's out of Severn
Sailing Association in Annapolis. One of the big events of the year was
the Ice Bucket, held on January 1, a distance race up/back the Severn
River, as long as the river was ice-free. Yes, year round racing.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly, 35-1
Glen Cove, NY
On 9/3/2025 7:31 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List wrote:
In 2014 we went to Rock Hall right after the ice got broken enough to
get out of our slip and the marina in Rock Hall was so amazed anyone
showed up we got a free slip 😊
I usually haul out in August for bottom paint, the yard is half-empty
then.
*/Joe Della Barba/*
*/Coquina /*
*From:*CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 2, 2025 1:32 PM
*To:* Stus-List <[email protected]>
*Cc:* Della Barba, Joe <[email protected]>; CHARLES SCHEAFFER
<[email protected]>
*Subject:* Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Boat covers
Around Annapolis, on Chesapeake Bay, many boats stay in the water year
round or haul every other winter for bottom work, or do a short haul
for that. Another group hauls out every Fall, October/November and
stores on the hard till April/May and relaunches then. Like Joe said,
there is racing somewhere most of the year.
Historically, the Bay can freeze over like it did in 1977 and 2014.
The shallower areas where we keep our boats, can freeze every year, so
we keep bubbler systems running in the winter. We didn't have any ice
around the boat the last few years and I don't think the bubbler was
even needed, but we keep it powered up and connected to a thermostat,
because of years prior.
Chuck Scheaffer, 1989 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md
On 09/02/2025 10:20 AM EDT Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
<[email protected]> wrote:
We can go years between seeing any snow that sticks to anything on
the island here. Since we moved to Maryland in 1969 winter prep
for boats has changed. In 1970 most boats were covered or out of
the water for winter, now we usually are out most months. I think
January is the only month with no racing.
/*Joe Della Barba*/
*From:*Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2025 8:48 PM
*To:* Stus-List <[email protected]>
*Cc:* Marek Dziedzic <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Boat covers
Lucky you. You don’t have to deal with 2.5 – 3 m of snowfall each
winter.
Marek
1994 #122 C270 Legato
Ottawa, ON
*From:*Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2025 3:00 PM
*To:* Stus-List <[email protected]>
*Cc:* Della Barba, Joe <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Boat covers
I haven’t thought about covering the entire boat in decades. What
I do is put a yoga mat over the forward hatch, covered by a 6x6
blue tarp, held down by the anchor chain lying on it. This
insulates the hatch to prevent condensation landing on the v-berth
and my forehead if I am in it while still allowing the hatch to be
opened from inside so the hatch is still an emergency exit.
/*Joe Della Barba*/
/*Coquina*/
/*C&C 35 MK I*/
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