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Meritage - Log entry 1 for Meritage



We made it to Annapolis in record time! 3 and a half hours thanks to a following sea.

This morning, we loaded our gear and our absurd amount of food, and off we went from Deale to Annapolis. Winds were brisk and we only needed the mainsail to zip along at 6-8 knots (thats only like 9-10 miles per hour which to most of you is laughable, but to sailors, especially cruisers, thats like formula 1 racing! We found the Port Annapolis Marina, settled in, and rode marina bicycles to the skipper's briefing where we got to meet other teams on the rally. A dip in the pool, a nice shower and we were ready to settle in for the night...until...I wanted to do a Navigation lights check. Low and behold a key light (stern running light) was not working. We replaced the bulb but still no light. 2 hours later we found the shorted out wire and replaced it! Now its modnight and all have crashed...and with that I will too! We sail to Portsmouth tomorrow and we couldn't be more excited! Ciao!

Capt. Paul
s/v Meritage

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