PSU sailing: Coeds Update, St Francis, etc.
Hey Team,
In case you haven't heard we just got back from the NW coed championships
at Lake Washington. Despite the light winds the racing was fun and quite
close. Also for the record I caused a capsize at the start of the first
race on the first day in winds < 5 knots. This resulted in your beloved
Captain and feared Commodore to nearly perish in the frigid waters. The
moral is that a heavy skipper is useful only when the weight is applied on
the correct (windward) side of the boat. It was all my fault and again,
Stevi, I am very sorry. Congratulations to UW and WWU who received 1st and
2nd place respectively and will represent the North-West at National
Semi-finals. Good Luck. Also thanks again to UW for hosting the regatta,
providing boats and a place to stay. Thanks to Starbucks for supplying a
comfortable futon mattress for tired sailors. And last but not least,
thanks to the race committee led by Kyle Eaton and the other guy, whose name
I always forget (sorry), for diligently setting and resetting marks for
every race and for putting up with the cold.
This weekend a few of us, with Amy Tan, will be heading to the St.
Francis Intersectional in San Francisco. We will be leaving as early as
possible on Friday so there will not be practice. The racing will be very
exciting and ultra-competitive so this should be some great experience.
Also Adam will attempt a 20x20 from In & Out before the drive home for $2.
If its really windy he should eat it before the race. (thats at least an
extra 5 pounds out on the rail) Wish him and the rest of us luck.
And finally get prepared for next weekend which is the Rainier Cup at
Cascade Locks. We have a cabin at the KOA and everyone that comes will get
to race. Please let me know by next Tuesday who will be attending. Also
next week we will conduct capsize drills to get ready for the Gorge. Yes it
can happen to you!
With Love,
Josh
In case you haven't heard we just got back from the NW coed championships
at Lake Washington. Despite the light winds the racing was fun and quite
close. Also for the record I caused a capsize at the start of the first
race on the first day in winds < 5 knots. This resulted in your beloved
Captain and feared Commodore to nearly perish in the frigid waters. The
moral is that a heavy skipper is useful only when the weight is applied on
the correct (windward) side of the boat. It was all my fault and again,
Stevi, I am very sorry. Congratulations to UW and WWU who received 1st and
2nd place respectively and will represent the North-West at National
Semi-finals. Good Luck. Also thanks again to UW for hosting the regatta,
providing boats and a place to stay. Thanks to Starbucks for supplying a
comfortable futon mattress for tired sailors. And last but not least,
thanks to the race committee led by Kyle Eaton and the other guy, whose name
I always forget (sorry), for diligently setting and resetting marks for
every race and for putting up with the cold.
This weekend a few of us, with Amy Tan, will be heading to the St.
Francis Intersectional in San Francisco. We will be leaving as early as
possible on Friday so there will not be practice. The racing will be very
exciting and ultra-competitive so this should be some great experience.
Also Adam will attempt a 20x20 from In & Out before the drive home for $2.
If its really windy he should eat it before the race. (thats at least an
extra 5 pounds out on the rail) Wish him and the rest of us luck.
And finally get prepared for next weekend which is the Rainier Cup at
Cascade Locks. We have a cabin at the KOA and everyone that comes will get
to race. Please let me know by next Tuesday who will be attending. Also
next week we will conduct capsize drills to get ready for the Gorge. Yes it
can happen to you!
With Love,
Josh
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