I was expecting strong wind today and I got it. It’s just that it was too strong. I de-powered the rig to keep the boat upright but I de-powered so much that the boat was moving fast enough through the wind. I was getting in-irons and I was loosing time trying to get moving again….

Today it was windy once again and a bit chilly. I tested my new titanium lined rash vest made by Nookie. They make gear for kayakers but some of that is quite useful to us, sailors, too. Quite nice top and warm too. Anyway, back to sailing. I have sorted out all the rigging, so…

First sailing day of the year and my name day. Although it’s January, I cannot say that it has been very cold. Hopefully it won’t get any colder than this, so we can keep sailing. I was nice and early, rigged my boat and got to the line in time. I had a good start…

Today it looked like it would be too cold. The wind was light and the sun was shining, so we were expecting the temperature to rise and be nicer. The race officer gave us a lot of time really so, I had managed to warm up before the start. My start was quite good and…

Today was my last sailing Saturday for the year. It was a bit cold, but still it was OK. I was late for the first race but I joined in at the back, which is like if I had a really bad start. I completed the course and went in. I was in quite early…