The weather for today was supposed to be rainy without much wind. Fortunately the forecast was wrong. When I arrived at the club it was quite cold and everything was covered in frost. Even the deck of the boat under the cover had ice! It was sunny, though, and we hoped it would get warmer….

Saturday today and back at sailing. I arrived early, rigged my boat changed and got ready for racing. Today I tried my new winter gloves. They have leather palms for grip and the outside is 1.5mm neoprene. When dry they feel warm, but when they get wet, things are different. In the beginning they are…

Today I found an email in my Inbox from Tim at Rooster Sailing, saying that my 9:1 outhaul is actually 6:1. Upon closer inspection, he is right. It is 6:1 and not 9:1 as I had put on an earlier entry. Thanks Tim! For some reason I thought that Rooster’s outhaul was 6:1. In fact…

The forecast for today had been really good. I was really looking forward to it. I re-rigged Bubble yesterday, I have a new XD kicker and a new watch with a countdown timer that is more than enough for sailing. It was supposed to be windy, but it turned out to be even windier. The…

Today I went to the club to race, but I ended up sorting out Bubble instead. I was late for the first race, so I thought I would sort out the rigging and it took longer than expected, so I didn’t race. This week I got a new XD Kicker from Ebay. It cost me…