Grandpa’s Shakedown Cruise 👴🏻
Elapsed time
3h 57m
Avg. speed
1.6kts
Distance
6.2nm
Moving time
3h 57m
Max. speed
65.7kts
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD, USA
Jul 20, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025
Captain Ed’s first sail of the season and boy was it a doosey. My grandpa is 93 years old and probably the most enthusiastic sailor I know. His boat has certainly seen better days and today’s adventures proved that. We had engine failure in the middle of the inlet due to a sketchy fuel line. A jam in the harken furler which wouldn’t let the jib fully come out. Then to top it all off we ran over a crab pot with the rudder and had to push it off with a boat hook. Safe to say it was pretty exhausting but grandpa is a stubborn little man and was still very happy to be on the water sailing his pride and joy.
Boat & Crew
S/V Sunny
Ericson, 25
