These boats are gorgeous
Light air (4-8 kts), gray sky, 65 degF and no waves at all. We had some beautiful sailing on the Magothy on Tom's International One Design "Flicker" once again. Just three of us on the boat but in light air it was really no trouble. The long-ended IOD leans over and slices through still water like a warm knife through butter.
The snapshot in my head for the night was "Cool Hand Tom" eyeballing the sails from the low side as the boat greased toward the starting line for a pin end, port tack start, fully up to speed. "Charlie", a big J/35, was rolling toward us on starboard like a freight train and caught a last minute lift. We were clearly not going to make it in front of them. No problem, Tom eased the boat over to starboard and we lost little ground, holding them off to windward.
The sail back to Gibson Island was as memorable as the race, gliding by horses grazing on the lush spring-green pastures across from Eagle Cove. The silent wake from "Flicker" reflected the last of the evening light as we silently worked our way into the anchorage and up to the mooring. What a nice way to end your day.