Century Club: Jonathan Nepini

Hopped on Elysium to sail with Sean today, and brought friends. We had a solid crew for the boat in puffy, intermittent conditions. We put up the small jib, which ultimately ended up being a little low on power for the conditions we saw. I trimmed headsails and we ran a clean, drama-free race, but didn't quite find enough to place well. Still a fun day out on the water and a great learning experience as always.

Out on Fat Molly today for the first frostbite race of the year. Great, moderate conditions allowed for a fast race despite the small sail plan we carried. We got in a great spot at the start, but ended up getting rolled over by several boats and had to fight for clear air. We made some back on two reaching legs, but with a #3 up in the low teens didn't have quite enough gas to keep up with the bigger headsails. All in all a great, clean race, despite a lackluster result, and a good first effort around the course for the team on Fat Molly.

3 for 3 this weekend, rounding it out with a sail on Barba Roja again to wind down the weekend. Conditions were cooler than yesterday, with a bit more breeze. We sailed up the river, and made it just past Clarke's landing before turning around. We enjoyed a snack as we ran back to the bridge, and finished with a reach back home. A fun way to round out a great return to sailing after far too long off the water.

Finally back on the water after a far too long hiatus due to unreasonably cold weather, snow, ice, etc. We took a nice ride up towards the bridge and enjoyed pleasant conditions, pleasant company, and a great view. Hoping the worst of winter is behind us finally, it's been a brutal one this year.