Did a little frostbiting in the snow and freezing rain. I was excited by the forecast which called for lots of snow - I've long wanted to sail in enough snow to see the wind play on the sails. But it was mostly rain, with a few fat heavy flakes that just fell straight down. One day!
Century Club: Mario Santana
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
My ugly mug
The hardcore SSA lasers, lovingly chipped away from the ice for today's races.
Friday, January 16, 2026 to Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Number of days:
11 days
The fearless crew
Maintenance day
So many amazing sunsets and sunrises
Low side
High side
My ugly mug
Last sunset of the trip
Crewed on a beautiful XP44 to deliver it from Hampton, VA to St Thomas.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
The fearless crew
G and I joined Mike on Specific Gravity for a beautiful midday sail. Nice breeze scheduled to rise to a gale - we got back just as it was getting to be a bit much. G and I both got tiller time and main trim practice, in tricky, puffy, shifty conditions.
Always a pleasure to sail with Mike!
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
My ugly mug
Mike didn't waste any time moving the boat, so we didn't even miss a week of racing! Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to dangle off the bow as is my wont in warmer months... or maybe that's actually fortunate, since it's getting *cold*...
[Looks like we didn't get a score for this race, since our ORC rating expired. Switching to PHRF next week!]
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
My ugly mug
Closing night of the frostbite series. Last race of the year on the West River. Much feels. Many bittersweet.
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
My ugly mug
Beautiful with decent sailing. I do need to practice different dousing techniques - muscling it down in autumn breeze gets slow and iffy...
Friday, November 7, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
The fearless crew
Yep, a rudder bent 90 degrees
Joined some buddies as they sea trialed their boat in very sporty conditions. Downwind was fine but up wind was work against the 20kts of wind, out of the south so long fetch and bug seas against us, olus a ripping current against us as well. The rudder broke, we ran out of gas and ultimately had to get a tow.
Everyone had a blast
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
My ugly mug
Spent most of the time working myself off the bottom during this crazy low tide!
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
My ugly mug
Lonely docks as the rainbows get pulled to end the season
Lots of tacks and jibes, plus just playing the main in very shifty, puffy conditions
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
The fearless crew
Crewed on Nimbus the Rainbow while recording for some instructional videos.