Thinking about Sailing

Fall is well upon us. The fleet is doing well, and preparations are underway for offseason maintenance. I have a few names in the hat who have offered to help out with maintenance and upkeep, however, there is plenty of work and not currently enough man-hours available to accomplish it all. Please consider helping to get the 2020 sailing season off to a good start by spending some time volunteering to work on our boats. 

Several months ago (or maybe a year ago) I mentioned some sailing podcasts that I enjoy listening to. One of those is titled “How I Think About Sailing” by Andy Schell. Andy is a very accomplished ocean sailor who makes his living, with his wife Mia, taking charter customers all over the globe, from the Arctic to the Caribbean. His podcast is, just what its name implies, an exploration of sailing the way Andy looks at things. He is always quick to point out that there are more ways and better ideas out there, his goal is just to articulate his view on certain sailing topics.

With that introduction in mind, I would like to start adding some content to these monthly articles above and beyond the status of the fleet (which changes about as fast as I can sail downwind in 5kts of breeze). That being said, I do not want it to only consist of how Scott thinks about sailing. So, I am excited to announce that I am actively taking suggestions for monthly sailing tidbits to be included with the fleet captain notes. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. One topic that was covered previously, for example, was the concept of filing a float plan. I have more ideas, but would love to hear from you all. You know how to reach me, thanks in advance for your support of this new idea (I hope it works...). 

As the wind and water temps cool and sailing activity slows, remember, there are only 130 days until spring. Keep the faith, we will all be out there enjoying the Bay soon enough.