Had another opportunity on a beautiful winter day to go sailing with our friend Ali and her daughter Kate. As we ventured out into the river, the wind gods had other thoughts and there was lack of wind. However, a bad day on the water is better than the alternative and when you're with a good friend, great conversation, a just being out on the water, the day was fantastic.
Century Club: Mark Witte
Friday, December 8, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
It's that time when the boat gets pulled from the water, complete the winterization and start looking at the list of winter projects to keep her in great shape. Until 2024, Rakali....
Saturday, December 2, 2023
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1 day
Received an invitation to sail with our friend Ali Banholzer on her boat Heart of Gold. A new acquisition, Ali is always looking for opportunities to get out on the water and having been on our boat Rakali, she graciously invited us to join her on Heart of Gold. While not much wind on a cloudy overcast day, the company was awesome and just being out on the water resulted in a very relaxing afternoon after participating in 5K that morning. Thanks Ali!
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
Ended our racing season with a beautiful day on the water.
Sunday, November 12, 2023
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1 day
What a great day to be on the water. Perfect wind conditions, cool, but sunny. Although short handed, had a great time with the crew.
Monday, November 6, 2023
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1 day
Still have 2 races remaining but we took advantage of the weather and light winds to take the boat for fuel in preparation for winterization (i.e. fuel stabilizer)
Sunday, November 5, 2023
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1 day
This Frostbite Race was different than the previous week, light winds, a very short starting line that had 17 boats vying not much space, but at least the winds were steady enough that we had some actual upwind and downwind legs of the course. Regardless it was a beautiful day to be outside.
Saturday, November 4, 2023
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1 day
After the boat bottom was cleaned and the SMSA Annual Meeting and Elections were concluded, we took the boat back to Safe Harbor Zahniser's to get her settled back in before the next day's Frostbite Race.
Friday, November 3, 2023
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1 day
An early morning scheduled boat bottom cleaning had us taking the boat from Safe Harbor Z's to SMSA the night before and leaving the boat. However, on the positive side we then just walked up to the clubhouse for Happy Hour.
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Number of days:
1 day
With the weather in the 80s it was hard to believe we were sailing a "Frostbite" race. Winds were fluky, but it was better to be out on the water than doing anything else.