a sublime quest

the RS Quest is a rather appealing “little” sailboat. Sublime Sailing New Zealand has several videos sailing the RS Quest up on their Youtube page – this one was a good overall review of the RS Quest sailboat.

I’ve mentioned the RS Quest before. intriguing…

greater Detroit 2023 Sunfish race schedule

the Greater Detroit Sunfish Club (GDSC) has released their 2023 Sunfish race schedule. you can check them out on their Facebook page.

• May 7th – Baseline Lake (with the Michigan Sailing Club)
• May 21st – Watkins Lake
• June 4th – Baseline Lake (with the Michigan Sailing Club)
• June 11th – Watkins Lake
• June 24th & 25th – Summer Regatta (Independence Day) camping weekend at Muskegon Lake State Park
• September 2nd & 3rd – Labor Day camping weekend at Higgins Lake State Park
• September 16th & 17th – Devils Lake Yacht Club
• October 8th – Baseline Lake (with the Michigan Sailing Club)

all Sunday races typically start at 12:30pm [uno], with the camping/racing weekends starting earlier in the day to get extra races in over the weekend.

I said this last year (and the year before… and the year before… and the year before), and didn’t get a chance to sail with this group, but I’m again going to do my best to meet up with them for some sailing races this year.

surf’s up, joe

today’s tunes features a new musical treat from a band I enjoy, complete with a music video highlighting surfing and playing on the water.

• band: SilverSun Pickups
• song: Sticks and Stones
• album: Physical Thrills (2022)

what say you, Joe?

I want to go sailing meow

I could write a long blog post about cats on ships, but that’s already been covered in other places.

but truth be told, I really just am getting spring fever and want to go sailing right meow.

the physics of sailing

sailing directions

never realized Bob Seger was singing about being “in irons”.