After a morning spent watching G practice trap/spin 420 with a teammate from over the summer, I had the option to jump on Tom Swift for the evening. We watched the Rainbows Sunday Night Races on a wonderful late summer evening. Thanks, Todd, for another wonderful sail!
Century Club: Mario Santana
Sunday, September 15, 2024
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Trap and Spin is the name of my next punk band
I only joined for the last 90 minutes of this
Just a glorious sunset
Monday, September 9, 2024
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The fearless crew
Sunset after racing
Tonight I decided we'd do lots of tacking in the shifty conditions, and it paid off. As our maneuvers got better during the course of the races, or performance improved, and we won the last race after an epic tack battle with Zephyr when we forced her to cross outside the finish line.
An absolutely glorious evening for it, too
Sunday, September 8, 2024
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Sunsets and Rainbows
It was a Smith Island cake of a sunset
The real sailing is the friends we made along the way
To late to catch the actual sunset over back Creek
Start practice paid off and we did pretty well. A couple of third place finishes, a middle of the pack, and a second, IIRC.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
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Was supposed to do time trials on the P15 solo and on a rainbow with G. The wind was up so didn't take the P15 out. Took Chinook out with G but with winds doing 20kt steady and gusting strongly, we depowered and turned back for home.
I'm glad to have gone out in it, probably would have raced with another crew or two.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
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The Rainbow's rainbow halo
Another nice day, more starts and maneuvers.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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My ugly mug
Always a great view
Beautiful day to practice starts and maneuvers
Monday, September 2, 2024
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G and I took Hippie Chic out to practice flying a hull. We got one up for probably 15 seconds or more, at one point. To much fun, need more practice.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Motoring home after dark
Rail Meat
Low wind. We retired after sitting in the same spot for 20 minutes or more in the dark. Decent spin work though!
Sunday, August 25, 2024
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G and me
The Love Bug
Went out with G and Mike and Gail to do some downwind work on SG. I think we cracked the code on douses and I'm excited to see how it goes in a race on Wednesday. We also saw Love Bug getting towed, and G got plenty of tiller time.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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Big fat full moon
The Schooner Tom Swift
Serious pic
Fun pic
C drove really well, thanks to Todd's coaching
Elvira on her first rainbow
I met the parent of a junior sailor at the AYC summer programs award ceremony, and she'd never really sailed before. I invited her out on a rainbow and this was her first time driving and working the sheets. I hope to see her out on the water again!
Then, later, I got a last minute invitation from my friend Todd to sail on his century old schooner, Tom Swift. I was able to go out with my youngest, and he drove most of the way. What a... Just... Words fail me, I'm literally speechless as I speak this into my phone. The boat is absolutely gorgeous, a window into maritime history with a powerful personal connection to Todd. His knowledge of sailing rubs off almost by osmosis, I become a better sailor every time we hang out. An absolutely wonderful evening, thank you Todd.