Ariosa, my comments.

08:45 Underway to Baltimore Inner Harbor (Lil Havana) to meet friends for brunch. Sailing on main and jib at 2 knots, with 3.5 knots over the deck. 09:40 Front approaching from the north wind increasing wind speed of 18-20, wind shifting to the North West, and reefed jib to one reef. 

09:50 Reef jib fully wind now at 25, still shifting to the north, started tacking on main alone. 10:10 Start engine, and reefed main fully, with wind directly on the bow and coming from my “Destination”. 

10:25 Wind 35 with waves in channel starting to build. Taking spray over the foredeck and waves occasionally breaking over the bow. 10:35 Wave still building, wind constant at 35 as front moves in, taking spray over the dodger, increase rpm to make Fort Mc Henry and lee shore protection. 

10:55 in the channel to inner harbor, wind and wave subside. 11:15 docked port side too Slip J-09 Harbor View. Dock master ask if I will carry a banner to Rusty Scupper. Seems someone is fool enough to ask for his fiancé to marry him, and has a banner to announce it! I go to Lil Havana and tell my friends I will be late, get 3 volunteers to help with the banner. 

11:45 Depart Harbor View with 2 four by eight sheets of plywood painted with “Will You Marry Me” and a big heart. Run around the corner and make a slow run in front of the “Rusty Scupper”. All is well as the family comes down and gets the plywood and we return to Lil Havana’s. 12:20 Moored port side to slip j-09 at Harborview. 

14:00 Guests onboard to watch the remainder of the Ravens game and enjoy the “Captains Liquor Locker” 15:45 Guests depart, clean ship and prepare to get underway. 

16:10 Underway on Jib headed south. 18:30 started the engine and furled the jib, making 3 knots south to MYC. 

19:50 Moored back at MYC, secured ship.