Vento Solare launched at Borden Light Marina on 15 April The wet and wild March potentially pushed the launch date out, but over the past week the weather cooperated. It was warm enough to do the cosmetic gelcoat touchup that was on the list. Thanks go to Gardner Howe for stepping up with hull waxing and wet sanding.
The boat has been cleaned inside and out. The reefer temperature has been operationally checked at 42 degrees and is stocked with beer. Now that the boat is in the water a few tasks are scheduled topside and up the mast so we can start sailing again. A trip up the mast is planned on Wednesday 17 April, followed by initial rig tuning. Sails are on the boat and ready to bend on to do instrument calibration.
Vento Solare is very ready for the season. Plans are to find a nice day this coming week to bring Vento Solare to her slip at the Navy marina. Our first crew practice is Tuesday, April 30th followed by another on 7 May. The first race is the JYC Tuesday night series in on 14 May. I will be making crew assignments for practice and the May events this week. Looking forward to seeing you all and being on the water again.
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A fun evening sharing a table with Eric, Mary, Chris, Maggie, Francis, Lisa, Bill & Cindy. Mary was recognized with a US Sailing award as a JYC member for her communications role on J/122 Alliance in the Bermuda Race. Maggie accepted the J/122 Leading Edge third place fall series award for Tom and Diana. The picture below shows Bill & Cindy with the 1st place spring series award for J/109 Vento Solare.
In the end it turned out that the Ida Lewis YC awarded the youth trophy to Vento Solare. Pictures from the award ceremony and the trophies are below.
Boat Trophy and Youth Keeper Trophy for Austin, Rory & Henry
Youth Trophy Presentation
Rory & Austin Receiving Keeper Trophies (Missing Henry)
Henry with Keeper Trophy at Home
Bill
Thank you for a great time. That hour penelty seems steep. If you look at yellow brick there were a few other boats in our class that were just inside that south east dot. Not sure how picky they were being.
Either way great work by everyone. Enjoy the party.
Bill went to the protest hearing about our sailing in the exclusion zone to fix the spinnaker. The results of the protest was the RC added 1 hour to our corrected time. This put us in 2nd place for the youth entries. We would have had 1st in youth if not for this. Hope to see you all at the awards ceremony!
Updated boat call time is 10am this morning. Those needing ride on base meet 0945 pass & ID parking lot.