Ay, with the clocks sprung forward we get more daylight where darkness once prevailed. With the added sunshine the Melbourne Yacht Club and Indian River Yacht Club begin there evening races. In the Cocoa/Rockledge area, IRYC hosts a Wednesday night series, while MYC hosts the Friday night Rhum races. What a wonderful time to sail.
Sure the die hards take these no committee boat, honor system races to heart, but for most it is a great time to bring on new crew and simply enjoy living in paradise.The MYC Rhum racers use a reverse handicap system which is great fun. Like the tortoise and the hare, the faster boats are tasked with chasing down the slower boats. In a perfect world everyone would cross the line at the same time. Perhaps the only regret is no one is ever on station to capture the many photo finishes that occur.
The other caveat to the extra hours of daylight is it allows extra time at the end of the day to clean up our boats and get them in great shape for spring and summer sailing. Speaking of, it is time for me to get serious about my summer plan to sail north. Any and all suggestions for a successful sail from here to the Statue of Liberty are welcome. It is expected I will combine offshore time with ICW time to ensure a safe voyage. My current plan includes a buddy boat, "Talespinner," with skipper Christine Kling. Christine is the author of a series of books including Wrecker's Key.
Anyway, life is really about you, not me. So, get out and enjoy the evenings, lest you forget this Wednesday's sunset will be followed by the rising full moon. So clean your decks, clean out your lockers, clean out the bilget, then get on board,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's time to sail!
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