Sunday 9-14-2 Writeup

I have come up with many theories to explain things in life that I don’t understand.  In one such theory I noticed that as I got older my hair got grayer and remembering things became harder.  This led me to theorize that each hair was actually attached to a brain cell and when a brain cell died, the attached hair turned gray.  I felt I was on to something and that this clearly needed more study.  But alas!  Too many people seemed to also lose their indicator (hair) as they age, making comprehensive study impossible.

What does this have to do with sailing you ask?  Well, I need to try to explain things I don’t understand, and today’s sailing got me to thinking.  I have noticed that the winds have beenincredibly light for many regattas this year, and the weeds have also been miraculously light.  I have also noticed that when we have good wind, we also seem to have a lot of weeds.  So, I’m thinking that in sailing venues there is a close association between weeds and wind; too close.  When there is wind, there are weeds, to make sailing more difficult.  When there are no weeds, there is no wind, which makes sailing more difficult.  This is just a coincidence you say.  This is too incredible you say.  Maybe not!

Today, Rosemay was sunny, with mild temperatures and just a hint of a breeze.  In keeping with the above theory, there were also minimal weeds.  The breezes were steady enough that the boats didn’t sit in too many doldrums very often or for very long.  The racing was slow but the group was in good spirits so the racing (such as it was) was fun.  The light winds really favored the DF’s.  When the race was over, Cliff Martin took first overall and first in the DF95 class.  Greg LaPlante took first in the Soling One Meter class.

My thanks to Rick Gates who helped keep score.

Cliff Martin

Commodore