Memorial Day Sailing?

Are people interested in sailing Memorial Day? (I'm not sure if I'm available, but I want to pose the question.)

Highs of 88, with wind speeds around 11 mph.

Post a reply to this if you’re interested.

Monday Racing: 23-May

Hi All,

Here’ what Intellicast is currently saying for Monday night weather:

Details for Monday, May 23
Scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 50s.

If we avoid the storms, it should be great sailing. See you there!

Sailing–16-May-2011

Hi All

Well, this afternoon’s weather calls for cold, but windy. (Believe it or not, they can even calculate a wind chill ).

Let’s try sailing tonight if people are interested, once again starting at 6:30 if we get a turnout. I think the DCD kids will be out.

Pat

Monday Night Racing Starts Tonight!

At 2:45pm, this is the forecast I’m seeing on Intellicast. Should be a great first night of sailing!

Pat

Let's start sailing!

The dock is in, and the Country Day sailing team has been our on the lake for a few weeks now (they all have dry suits), so I guess there's no reason that us old folks can't go, too. Let's make the first race Monday May 9th at 6:30 pm. (The sun sets at 8:43, so we'll try to be off the water by 8:30.)

I talked to a couple of small boat racers at dock-in yesterday about the format of racing. I see this as an informal way to practice racing, without too much concern for results other than "did I do better or worse than I usually do against <fill-in-nemesis-name-here>" In my case, sailing a Laser, that nemesis is Gavin Awerbuch.

Try to read up on Rabbit Starts. There's a couple of posts here on the blog.

Any wagers involving beer at a bar after the race is strictly up to the wager-ees.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 9th