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I had seen pictures of Richmond from this vantage point for years and never knew how to get there.  So today, despite the 33-degree weather and winds, I made my way to the Manchester Flood Wall and checked out the awesome vantage point of the city.  Had it not been so cold, I probably would have explored a little more.  I will definitely be back in warmer weather.

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name tags for dinner!

This weekend I was the event chair for Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship at Fishing Bay Yacht Club.  This is the 9th year I’ve been the event chair and by now I’ve gotten a pretty good gameplan and a great team of volunteers to help execute it.  And of course it could not have gone more smoothly from the food to the race committee to the social activities – everything went off without a hitch for 42 competitors.

A complete wrap-up of the event can be found here including more pictures and results.  I’ll have some videos of the sailing and the paddle board competition later this week.

Some of my favorite pictures:


watching the America’s Cup on the screen I rigged up.

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Another year and more of my favorite photos.  Here are my favorites from 2012:

LOVE in Sparklers

LOVE at Grace and Adrien’s wedding February 25.

Looking down the starting line.

Laser Frostbiting at Severn Sailing Association March 4th.

5/13/2012 Sailing to Wolf Trap Light House

Sailing to Wolf Trap Light House on May 13.

5/19 Sunset over Marblehead harbor as seen from the waterfront at Eastern Yacht Club

Sun setting over the harbor in Marblehead MA behind the Canon at Eastern Yacht Club on May 18 during the Laser Atlantic Coast Championship.

6/22 Toronto skyline

Toronto Canada during the Laser Canadian Nationals at Etobicoke Yacht Club, June 22.

Sun setting behind the light house near the entrance to the channel to Lake Muskegon as seen from the State Park nearby.

June 30th Sunset on Lake Michigan at Muskegon.

Aboard Wavelength during the Race to Smith Point August 18.

September 19 boats anchored in Fishing Bay at Sunset.

9/25/2012 Richmond Skyline from Belle Isle

Here’s the Richmond Skyline From Belle Isle on September 25.

121384 Mike Schmidt, 171628 Ken Swetka, 92 Gavin O'Hare, 50005 Henry Amthor

Lasers returning to shore at Fishing Bay Yacht Club during the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship on October 14.

11/3 ECU vs Houston

ECU’s entrance onto the field before the Houston game at home on November 11.

December 19 on a Richmond Tacky Light Bus Tour.

Here are the 2011 and 2010 photos.

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We had a great first day of the District 12 Championship at Columbia Sailing Club in Columbia South Carolina.  We sailed 5 races that at some point in each of the races we had 4 knots and 10 knots.  In the lighter winds I did well on the first upwind leg most races and worked hard to hold onto my spot on the downwinds.  I put up a 3-2-8-1-2 and am currently 2 points out of first behind John Potter from Beaufort SC.  Tomorrow will be another light air day and hopefully I can keep up the top 3 finishes to have a shot at the title.

Provisional Results (the winner in race 3 will be RET and everyone moves up one)

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