It was a day of many “firsts.” For my 43rd day of RS Aero sailing in 2018, on the last Saturday of July my son and I hit the road to sail in the Red Lobdell Regatta in Stonington, Connecticut...
I am a bad blogger. Apologies to my three followers for the long interruption in service. Let's try one more time to get this show on the road. What have I been doing since I last posted?
At the Sarasota One Design Midwinters last month I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Fidler who is a Pan-American Games gold medalist in sailing and an accomplished sailboat racer in multiple classes. I think it was the...
RS Aero 9 World Champion Marc Jacobi often runs a one day clinic prior to regattas on the RS Aero North American Megatour. I usually attend the clinics at the regattas in which I sail, and although the basic format is...
On the last Saturday in February, we set a new record for the size of our new RS Aero frostbiting fleet at Bristol YC. Eight boats! Who are all these people? Where are they all coming from? The winds were from the NW...
I am supposed to be RS Aero sailing in the One Design Midwinters at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron in Florida this weekend.
Just when I thought I knew how to tack, Steve Cockerill of Rooster Sailing fame comes up with this odd idea. I was always been taught that in a center mainsheet boat the right way to tack is facing forward. I have been...
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