Month: April 2007

High Numbers, Good Battles

The forecast for today was light winds. It was a bit more windy than expected, so we enjoyed it. There were about 20 boats on the water, although only 17 signed on for the first race and 19 for the second. I had really good first start. I was on starboard with many others on…



The Low Point

Light wind this evening and although I had a good start, things got worse. I was almost first off the line but I needed to get on the other side of the lake. Anyway, at some point the fleet was split into to two groups. I was leading the second group and I was sailing…



Fluky Winds, Fluky Results

The forecast for today was light winds in the morning and stronger in the afternoon. As it turned out, it was light in the morning bu in the afternoon, after it picked up it decided to shift, bend, die, gust and everything else it didn’t do all year. But let’s start from the beginning. On…



Light Wednesday

For the past couple of weeks, we have been having light winds. It is a bit annoying, because we need a bit more. Especially in a place like the Welsh Harp where it surrounded by trees, buildings and a wall. I arrived at the club nice and early, I started rigging and there was some…



Summer is Here

Today was a fantastic day. Nice, sunny and warm. I am sure there are going to be some rainy and horrible days, but I think that the cold weather is over. Today I sailed in shorts and t-shirt and I even took off my buoyancy aid, because it was too hot. I had to use…