Hi.
We are CJ&JD Blackwell
JD grew up on Balls Neck, Northumberland county, Virginia on the
Chesapeake Bay. I have been sailing and
boating all of my life. My father taught me how to
work on all types of gas and
diesel engines, outboards and inboards. Rig,
mast, stays, shrouds and standing and running
rigging, I know basic brightwork, both
fiberglass and stainless fabrication and
repair and I am competent, repeat "competent", with a wife variety of
marine repair and
maintenance work.
CJ is from deep in the 'burbs of Chicago and had never met a sailboat in person until she met JD 4 years ago... 'nough said there. =]
Together we have spent the last 4 years
crewing in races, deliveries & cruises during the southern
Chesapeake Bay regatta season. We have sailed under the burgee's of the
Annapolis Yacht Club,
Annapolis MD., Hampton Yacht Club & Broad Bay Sailing Association, Little Creek Va.,
Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville Va. and for our home club, Old Point Comfort Yacht Club, out of Old Point Comfort Marina, Ft. Monroe, Hampton Va.
- I owned and sailed a 1981
Catalina 22, s/v Serenity, hull# 10493.
(Bought in 2010, stolen in 2020)
- 2018 I crewed for 8 skippers on 8 different
boats in 36 races & deliveries.
- 2019 we raced the Leukemia Cup
Regatta and 42 series races & deliveries. We competed in the Down the Bay
Race and raced 2 days of the Annapolis to
Newport 2019
Race. We had to retire when a crewman came down sick and was non-responsive (ended OK).
- 2020 was mostly
lost to Covid.
- 2021 We have been
racing nearly as normal.
JD has primarily crewed as Mainsheet Trimmer and CJ has primarily crewed as Mizzen Trimmer aboard S/V Luna Blu, a 1966 Bristol 39 yawl, owner/skipper, Wm. "Keith" Midgette, out of Old Point Comfort Yacht Club (and Marina) at Ft. Monroe, Hampton VA.
CJ retired in June 2020 after 30 years as a HS Spanish Teacher. JD retired in April 2021 after 30 years as an IT/VDI Tech. Now that we are both retired, we are actively in the process of selling our Townhouse in Romeoville Il. and our waterfront and woodland in Northumberland County VA. to
purchase an
Island Packet 420 and begin our
liveaboard traveling life.
We are actively seeking any and all (safe and well planned) cruising and
delivery opportunities and we strongly wish to build sea time and coastal and
offshore experience.
CJ&JD Blackwell =/|)=
US Sailing: JD
Member ID: 788281R
Cell: 804.400.5433
Email: jayblack69 at Yahoo
YT: "JD Blackwell Sailing"