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Monday, March 29. 2021

Racing basics


Sail racing is technical. It is an art, and it is technical.



Posted by The Barrister in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:03 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Raced Solings in Boston Harbor for several years with some buddies. Winds were rarely, if ever, that strong so the sailing was less thrilling. But that just made the technical skills of the crew more important. Often the 5 minute pre-start routine was the most exciting.
#1 steve walsh on 2021-03-29 18:49 (Reply)
The most fun I had sailing was on a MORC 24 in the Frostbite races on Chesapeake Bay.
#2 Stargazer on 2021-03-30 09:36 (Reply)
Started racing a Soling, graduated to J Boats. After a youth filled with athletics, racing was a new level of difficult. It is physically and mentally challenging and tests all your tools and often your ability to do dangerous things under pressure. Loved it as a young person - miss it as an old person. Can't even steer these days.
Bad knees and a bunged up hip are souvenirs!
#3 louis miller on 2021-03-30 10:05 (Reply)

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