Time on the Water

I missed A-Team's start tonight because I stationed myself on Shoreline Park's cliffs where I could look down on the most likely win...

Took a bad fall recently and so I sent the crew out to race with mixed results. They were far too conservative -- embarrassingly so -- on ...

Lots of close, close racing this Wednesday, especially with the newest boat in our fleet! 15 knots, steady! I'm fr...

That's what one sailor called it: clear, warm and with a steady 10-knot breeze. I guess I would have called it a chamber-of-commerce day...

I killed our chances tonight by crossing the start line seconds early. It was serious because we were confined in a sandwich of boats on e...

Optimal crew produces optimal results: 4th place out of 11 starters. But the pesky yellow Morgan-27 beat us out again!  SP helmed almost...

The McEachen Trophy Race turned up a beautiful day of steady wind and sun, as well as its novel downwind start and unusual bearings. It'...

Tonight I surrendered the helm to SP. He had his way with footing instead of pointing. I called the tactical moves in sublimely light winds,...

Summer #1 was a pursuit Race of 21 boats in a 14-knot breeze. Unfortunately, there was a huge gap between start times and we did not see a ...

Lousy start and I went down hill from there. It's as if my mind went blank with 90 seconds to go and I reverted to past habits of trying...

I switched out my set of expectations. Last year I approached each race with expectations of triumph. This year, due more to age and medica...