In the competitive spirit of sailing, I've set
a goal of being the first one sailing this year
at the boat club. Unlike most of the club that
depend on a one day crane rental for launching,
I'm dry sailing, so I am excused from all that
crap! grin I would love to be sailing while
everyone is sweating there boats around the yard!
Ha! Last fall, there were many jealous faces,
while I sailed the wonderful late season we had
and all the other boats were hauled.

This week, I pulled by boat to the club, prepped
my mast for stepping, debated whether I should
install a windex or not, and decided to go ahead
and install it since so many people sailing on my
boat can't tell where the wind is coming from.
Everything is ready to go.

Tomorrow I'll be stepping HOOTs mast, if I can
move one big boat mast and round up enough help.
I'll have to drop the boat in the water, and then
use a gin pole built into the opposite side of the
hoist boom, to drop it in, and then haul the boat
out again since my registration has not come in yet.

There is a fellow in the area who came up with a
good gin pole idea, to drop a mast in on the trailer,
which is a great idea if you want to haul the boat
around to various regattas.

I joined another yacht club last December, and have
a slip for the big boat, so I will likely be spending
most of the spring sanding. My pickup is loaded with
West System epoxy, filler, and sandpaper.

What exciting things are the rest of you doing this
spring?


Bart Senior