Hello folks,
I've made a couple posts here already, but I figured I ought to introduce myself before making any more.
I'm Alexei. I live in
Annapolis, MD wife my wife, Ericka, our 6-month old daughter Sibylla, and our dog, Chloe. I am a Lieutenant Commander in the
Navy. My speciality is submarines, but right now I
work in the Pentagon.
We own a 1974
Sabre 28 named Icefire that we
dock in a creek off of the Severn River a short ways north of town.
I've taken Icefire from
Portland, ME to Biddeford, ME, a journey that ended in calamity that's discussed in the sailor's confessional thread. Also from Biddeford, ME to Groton, CT. We sailed her around
Long Island Sound a few times, then trucked her down to
Annapolis when I was transferred here. In the process,
wind sheer ripped off the forward
hatch, so she was laid up for a time for
repairs. As of last weekend, though, she's once again
seaworthy and we took her out for a brief sail on the Chesapeake. This weekend, we'll be re-varnishing the
teak topside, re-sealing a couple of the portholes, and polishing the brightwork on Saturday, then sailing her again on Sunday.
We've joined the
Chesapeake Bay Sabre Association and the Chesapeake Sailing Club, and we intend to
cruise around the Bay a lot over the next couple years. I've been
crewing on other people's boats in Wednesday night races here on the bay. When my skills are greater, I'm considering entering Icefire in Friday night races as well.
I've been in the
Navy 11 years, and intend to remain for at least 20. When that's done we're talking about at least taking a
cruise down to the
Caribbean, perhaps further. We intend to either homeschool our daughter or send her to private
school anyway (we will never submit her to the travesty that is
government school in this country), so that shouldn't be a hard transition to make.
Ericka really wants a
catamaran at some point down the road. That's good, because I do to. I like the greater speed, she's attracted to the greater room. So that should
work out nicely.
Well, that's about it. We're happy to be in Annapolis, and we love our
boat. We're looking forward to sailing her a lot now that I'm not at sea on my other
boat all the time.
-Alexei