For the past few weeks now, I have joined the crew of Toy to sail in the China Lights regattas held on Tuesday nights throughout the summer. The China Light races are focused on educating and encouraging women crew members. For a boat to participate in the China Light races, their must be at least one women on board. This week my boat (Toy) had four: myself, Patty, Roz, and Alyssa (aka Hammy or Al).
Since there was so much wind tonight, it was really important that we work together to keep the boat going in the right direction and at the fastest speed. Despite a few close collision calls with other boats, we did a great job. In fact, we placed 3rd in our class of about 8 or 9 boats. Throughout the race I tried my best to remember Patty's motto for the night: "one hand for the boat and one hand for yourself". Basically, she was warning us to keep one hand on the boat at all times due to the high winds and even higher waves that bopped Dave's 30 foot Catalina up and down during the entire length of the race.
The Adam E. Cornelius
Here are some of my crew mates: Roz and Alyssa.
The Spinnaker Fleet
Alyssa Looking Out to Sea/See What She Can See
Sunset on Lake Erie(Do you see the sailboat?)
Random Side Note: What do you get when you mix a daredevil, a waterfall, and a kayak? Please watch the video in the upper right corner of this website to find out for yourself.
1 comment:
I am ridiculously jealous. Thanks for posting these!
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