Annapolis Wherry Tandem Log book

Annapolis Wherry Tandem Log Book

Richard Pellessier

Started April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025. Maiden voyage. With Staci at Lake Martin. Talked with people at the landing who wanted to admire the beautiful wooden boat. Met Ted Spillers, who keeps several boats in a hangar near the Lake Martin landing. Found rowing to be difficult. Ted offered rowing suggestions and advised practice. Saw Black Bellied Whistling ducks.

April 12, 2025. With Staci at Lake Martin. Saw an Anhinga sunning itself, Great Blue Heron, Alligators, and Osprey. Visited Ted Spillers at his boat hangar.

April 15, 2025. Stored boat upside down by hanging from rafters in the farmhouse garage.

November 25, 2025. Took boat down from storage with assistance from Maurice Martin and placed it on trailer.

November 26, 2025. Added second Piantedosi rowing station.

November 26, 2025. With Maurice and Tracy Avant Martin and their son Ben at Lake Martin. Took Maurice rowing, he had many of the same problems I did on my first attempt. Saw a Great Egret. Maurice declared fun level 3 on a scale of 10.

Took Ben rowing. Went across lilies. Saw a Great Blue Heron land near and startle a Great Egret. Ben declared his fun level to be an 8, which he later upgraded to 9.

Took Tracy rowing. Suggested that learning how to catch and recover oars was more important when learning than pulling on them. This seemed to be good advice, Tracy was very smooth.