Last weekend I had the pleasure of sailing the Miles River Race - hosted by the Miles River Yacht Club. I raced on the J35 Dakota Girl.
The forecast was for 15-20kts out of the North - which would have set up a rhumb line drag race to the first mark of the course at the mouth of Eastern Bay.
But the fickle winds of the Chesapeake Bay had something else in mind and the wind settled into an easterly flow ranging from 0-12kts. To make things even more interesting the current was RIPPING and the mark rounding was (as you can see in the picture) quite interesting.
Through good communication, boat handling, and concentration we secured second place - something I think we all are very proud of. It was a good race, with good crew, on a good boat. You can’t ask for more. Thanks to everyone for a great race!
In the past week there have been three very interesting stories about sailing. The first story was about the National Maritime Heritage Foundation’s High School Racing Program. I happen to coach the program, and think that the story that was produced was really fantastic. You can listen to it 
As part of my regular Wednesday night lecture series with the Sailing Club of Washington, I am tonight giving a lecture on starting tactics, strategy and rules. You can find my lecture outline by reading more 