4-6 inches of snow in Smugglers Notch for skiing Saturday. Nice packed powder with no ice. First skiing of the season which immediately got me thinking about all the places I want to go this winter!
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
ski/sail 11/23/14
Last day of J24 Fall series sailboat racing (Sunday). Ended on a warm day with relatively light wind.
4-6 inches of snow in Smugglers Notch for skiing Saturday. Nice packed powder with no ice. First skiing of the season which immediately got me thinking about all the places I want to go this winter!
4-6 inches of snow in Smugglers Notch for skiing Saturday. Nice packed powder with no ice. First skiing of the season which immediately got me thinking about all the places I want to go this winter!
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
J24 racing 11/16/14
A few pictures from racing Sunday. One more race left this season.
And a few more pictures from Fall racing 1-3 weeks ago:
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| Last Kid Picked - boat I raced on |
And a few more pictures from Fall racing 1-3 weeks ago:
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Stark mt and Mt Ellen 11/15/14
Started at the base of Mad River (Stark mtn) and went up the ski trails to the Long Trail. Then went along Long Trail to Mt. Ellen. Winter weather not getting above freezing during the day. Some people were skiing at Mad River. About 4 inches of nice snow on the trails but no base. Would have been fun. Maybe next time.
Second to last day of sailing today 11/16.
Second to last day of sailing today 11/16.
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| Sugarbush ski area |
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| Base of Mad River |
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| Single chair Mad River |
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| Camels Hump from top of Stark mtn |
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| Top of Mt Ellen looking back toward Mad River and Camels Hump |
Friday, November 7, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Back to summer virtually
Since it is November and there is nothing better to do I thought I would go back to summer 2014. Summer's go by very fast in VT and don't leave a lot of time for typing on computers, unless you are at work. A lot of the summer was spent sailing. Hard to take pictures racing since the focus is on sailing the boat and it is often pretty wet. Not camera friendly. This was a busy summer for sailing.
Every Thursday is racing J24's at MBBC which I have done for 15 years. Maybe more? J24's are 4-5 person one design boats. There are about 12 J24's at the boat club which makes for fun close racing. The Thursday races stop in the Fall and now it is just Sunday races up until Thanksgiving. I sail on Last Kid Picked with captain Alan.
Tuesday was Laser racing. A one person one design boat. I am new to this and learning slowly. A lot to learn. Had a number of fun nights racing lasers and two days cruising around in the bay in some wind which was fun. Something to try and get better at next summer.
There are also a number of weekend races throughout the summer. The Mayors Cup in Plattsburgh is always a fun weekend race. I made it to that one on a J24 with John and Jill. I made it on one over night race this summer on a Henderson 30. Fun race with plenty of wind. Fun to tour the lake. This race went up to the Champlain Islands and then down around Diamond island. It started and finished in Shelburne Bay.
Catamerans are fast and exciting. Things happen fast and you typically get wet. Sailed on a Hobie 18 a number of times in Charlotte and on a Hobie 16 in Mallets Bay.
The pictures below are from a number of years and different boats.
J24:
Catamaran:
Laser: Tue racing 2014. No pictures of the boat I race on.
Every Thursday is racing J24's at MBBC which I have done for 15 years. Maybe more? J24's are 4-5 person one design boats. There are about 12 J24's at the boat club which makes for fun close racing. The Thursday races stop in the Fall and now it is just Sunday races up until Thanksgiving. I sail on Last Kid Picked with captain Alan.
Tuesday was Laser racing. A one person one design boat. I am new to this and learning slowly. A lot to learn. Had a number of fun nights racing lasers and two days cruising around in the bay in some wind which was fun. Something to try and get better at next summer.
There are also a number of weekend races throughout the summer. The Mayors Cup in Plattsburgh is always a fun weekend race. I made it to that one on a J24 with John and Jill. I made it on one over night race this summer on a Henderson 30. Fun race with plenty of wind. Fun to tour the lake. This race went up to the Champlain Islands and then down around Diamond island. It started and finished in Shelburne Bay.
Catamerans are fast and exciting. Things happen fast and you typically get wet. Sailed on a Hobie 18 a number of times in Charlotte and on a Hobie 16 in Mallets Bay.
The pictures below are from a number of years and different boats.
J24:
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| Racing Mallets Bay. Last Kid Picked is red and black spinnaker. |
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| Not our boat. |
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| Lake George. Changing of the colors J24 regatta. |
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| Photo finish |
Catamaran:
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| Hobie 18 Charlotte |
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| Carolyn on Hobie 17 |
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| Prindle 19 in the Fall |
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| Hobie 16 |
Laser: Tue racing 2014. No pictures of the boat I race on.
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