Golden Gate fly by!
May 31, 2014
Memorial Day is Inspection Day
May 30, 2014
Happy St. Paddy’s Day (race)
March 19, 2014
Quick update and some eye-candy (photos)… We ended up doing an impromptu race this past weekend that wasn’t originally on the calendar. It was one more opportunity to practice that we couldn’t pass up. This was the GBCA St. Patricks Day Regatta. 47 boats. Pursuit start again. Shearwater started last, a full 5 MINUTES after
Pacific Cup Academy #3
January 30, 2014
Winter Racing
January 20, 2014
It’s been a gorgeous January in Texas, giving us some great sailing and racing on Galveston Bay. Right after the New Year, Galveston Bay Cruising Associations (GBCA) hosts an informal Icicle Series on Galveston Bay. The race is a reverse start by PHRF rating. 60-70 boats have turned out each Saturday for some fantastic, relatively
Harvest Moon Regatta
October 28, 2013
A week ago last Thursday was the annual Harvest Moon Regatta from Galveston to Port Aransas (150 miles). As far as I can tell this is the biggest regatta in Texas with over 170 entrants this year. For us, it was fine preparation for Pacific Cup. An opportunity to actually race, sail with the spinnaker
First Race!
September 10, 2013
Last Saturday was a momentous occasion for Shearwater, Chris, and I. We did our first race together. Specifically we did a Rum Race on Galveston Bay hosted by GBCA. Rum races are a somewhat informal Saturday evening pursuit race where boats start in reverse order of their PHRF rating. That is, the slow boats start
Update – Getting settled in Seabrook
September 3, 2013
Shearwater has been at the Seabrook Shipyard off Galveston Bay for almost 2 months now. Even though she is still 3 hours away, that is close enough that we are making regular trips to work on projects and actually do some daysailing. Other than the stifling heat and humidity (we bought a portable LG AC
Virtual Winds & Weather4D Pro
March 16, 2013
Early bird gets the worm
February 18, 2013
