Good Afternoon Frostbiters!

 

This season of frostbiting marked my first as the Director of Adult Programs at Courageous, which meant that running the series passed from Dave's hands into mine.  Over the past 5 years or so, Dave, along with the RC team and so many of you, have really reinvigorated this series, and the proof is in the numbers: for two years now all team spots have been filled and we've averaged 23 boats on the water, when not too long ago getting 16 boats on the water was a good day.   Big thanks to Jesse, Luke,

Good Afternoon frostbiters,

 

Today was the first day that I truly felt spring in the air.  Sure, it's been warm before today, and sunny, but not in the same damply fresh, sweet earthy way as today.  Unfortunately, we won't be treated to the same balmy weather for our last day of the 2012-2013 frostbite series - Saturday is forecast to be cloudy, in the high 30's with breeze at 10-12 knots East.

 

Once the wind cooperated, Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day of racing with 23 boats on the line.  We spent nearly an hour in postponement out on the harbor due to incredibly fickle wind conditions.  The predicted northwesterly was present in the morning, but by the time we got out to the course it had become a confused easterly that slowly sputtered out into 0 knots.  Finally the sea breeze filled in and by 12:50 were starting a race in an 8 knot southerly that remained fairly consistent and steady for a couple hours.  We were able to