A few weeks ago I shared Skip Dieball sailing a Lightning down wind, so here is the other trip. Upwind in a Lightning. Enjoy.
Video of the Week: Tying a Bowline one handed
OK, this week for your viewing pleasure we share this technique for tying the ubiquitous bowline one handed. Is it spring yet?
2010 PRSA Hangover Regatta Friday Jan 1st
Join us on the first day of 2010 for PRSA’s Annual Hangover Regatta. There’s no better way to nurse a hangover, or recover from yet another challenging year, than by celebrating with the PRSA Laser fleet and racing with us on the Potomac River. Skippers meeting will be at 12:00, first races at 12:45. NOR, pre-registration and directions are located here:
Hangover Regatta Information and Pre-Registration
There is no registration fee. There is a $3 launching fee if your boat is not stored at Washington Sailing Marina. If you are planning on sailing, please use the online registration form to pre-register. This is always a fun event and we are expecting a great turn out. See you on the water.
Video From The Dark Side Part 2
BMW/Oracles Trimaran:
Video From The Dark Side
Allinghis new Catamaran in case you haven’t seen it:
Foiled By The Snow….
What a perfect day for a sail… Sun shining, not a cloud in the sky, winds 12-16MPH… Sure the air temp is 33F and water temp not much higher, and there is 2 feet of snow on the ground, but come on! Only Cary and myself made it to the marina this morning. When I got there Cary managed to get stuck in the snow, he quickly got himself out and a snow plow appeared behind us. He plowed the entrance to Dangerfield Island and the parking lot of the restaurant. The marina gate was down and padlocked, so we couldn’t get in. Oh well… We’re off next Sunday for the holidays. Be sure to come out Friday Jan 1st for the Hangover Regatta, that is always a fun one.
Pictures after the break:
Frostbite Sailing This Sunday
Well we are having our first snow in the DC area this weekend. Supposed to get a couple inches of snow (6-8 inches depending on who you believe). The air temp is predicated to be a high of 33F (low of 22F) Sunday with winds at 15MPH. Perfect day to sail??? Of course!! We’ll see you on the water, and I’ll try and get some pics to post after wards.
Optimist Sailing Video
Video of the week: Wow, this kid is awesome. Excellent video with on board camera shots of tacking, jibing, and going for a swim. Enjoy:
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2008 – Storm Bay south of Tasmania
This is some cool footage of the Sydney to Hobart. Check out the big rollers.
Laser Frostbite #3 Report 12/06/09
Frostbiting it was, frozen toes and all!
By Jacob Donkersloot
The day turned out great, notwithstanding yesterday’s snow. Fortunately, there was little left of the white stuff at the Marina, and the sun did its very best to balance the high-thirties temperature.
The winds were light (5-8 mph) from the NW, perfect for a long (by frostbiting standards) W/L course in the cove. Not surprisingly, the winds oscillated a bit and the RC (Len + Barbara Guenther and Jacob Donkersloot) reset the windward mark a bit further away from the shore after the first race.
Six races were completed; all were twice around with an upwind finish (five legs total) and lasted about twenty minutes. As many as sixteen boats competed. It was good to see several winners; Sam Dobbs and David Teale (good to see you back!) placed first twice. Keith Barron and Mike Renda also won a race. David Teale won the day by a slight margin.
Keith Barron won the day for the handicap scores with a first and a third. Nice job
Scores to be posted soon.