Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club-Heritage Cup

Great winds and competition at the DCYC Corinthian Heritage Cup. Racing on a J80 in PHRF fleet.

J80 casual race

Fun evening on the soon to be renamed J80 "5200 Love Explosion." Gusty winds ranging from around 16 to near 30 at times.  Since no other J80s were out, we went without the chute. Still great fun.

The other side of spring sailing

Here in Texas we get to start our sailing season quite a bit earlier than the rest of the country. Sounds great, right? But sometimes I sense that all the nice days early the year are just a way of luring onto the water on days like this. The forecast was for light winds from the southeast, but once we got out on the lake, the wind shifted around suddenly to the north. And with it came the hail...

More casual racing

Beercan race, March 20.

Beer Can Racing

Nothing says springtime like Wednesday evening beercan races!

Our inaugural event of the season featured 8 boats on a two-and-a-half mile course. Format is reverse-start pursuit race (slower boats start first).

Here is a video summary:

 

Early Morning Cruise

Our nephew and his girlfriend were passing through town and made time to spend a night and go for an early morning sail. Very nice visit. Great to catch up.

First Solo Sail

Here's a short clip from my first solo sail.