Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Over the weekend (Feb 7-8) I went to the Frigid Digit regatta at Shilshole.  It was a blast with a great race committee, competitors, and door prizes from West Coast Sailing.  I sailed my laser radial and ended up getting first place.  I finished with 8 firsts and 3 seconds.  On saturday we sailed 4 races and I won 1 of the 4 races and got 2nd in the other 3.  On Sunday I had a fantastic day finishing first in all 7 races.  The conditions on Saturday were nice.  It was sunny for part of the day but still chilly.  The wind was light some of the time but steady for most of it.  On Sunday the conditions were even better.  It was partly sunny with some clouds.  The wind was great.  It started out in enough wind to sail and then picked up.  A few boats capsized, but if they had the right gear on they ended up pretty good.  Others were a bit cold after falling in if they didn't have a drysuit.  Luckily I didn't flip, but I was wearing my drysuit just in case I decided to take a dip into the frigid Puget Sound waters.  We did get some great pictures: