Speaking at CYC-Seattle Monday lunch

I will be speaking at the CYC-Seattle Monday lunch on September 27. Hope to see anyone there who missed my earlier talks or would like to hear me talk again.
It will be very interesting since one year prior I was in Madeira for the TransAt stopover getting ready for the 3100 nm second leg.

? 3rd Class 0, Cowichan Bay, Melges 24, 1st PHRF 2. Next up looks like the Double Dammed from Cascade Locks to The Dalles in the Columbia River Gorge.

? Hello all, has been a busy summer so far: Seattle NOOD, Melges 20, 4th. SFO NOOD, Melges 20, 1st. Whidbey Island Race Week on White Cloud, Cookson 12m,

What's next?

Right now I have a few very interesting things in the works for additional short handed racing. Hopefully by Whidbey Island Race Week I will have more info. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Seattle and SFO NOOD regatta

Am just back from the San Francisco NOOD regatta, sailed on Joe William's Melges 20, Habit. We had 9 races over two days and had  a great regatta, winning 8 of the 9 races and having a third in the other. The conditions were typical San Francisco, medium in the morning and getting windier throughout the day.
I also sailed the Seattle NOOD with Joe on the 20, not quite as good of a regatta but before San Francisco we found some setup changes that were very effective and I think we are pretty happy with the results.

48 deg North Story and Corinthian YC

The April issue of 48 Degrees North (48north.com) has an interview of me by David Schmidt. Thank you David and 48 North Also I will be speaking at the Corinthian YC Monday lunch. The date is still being decided upon so I will keep you posted. In the interim I will be at the Monday lunch on April 19 to assist Kurt Hoehne in his talk about shorthanded sailing and racing.

Thank you Shilshole Bay YC and Port Madison YC

A big thank you to Shilshole Bay YC who invited me to speak to their members at their February meeting. Was a great turn out and an enthusiastic group.
Also, thanks are in order for Port Madison YC who had me speak on Saturday night. Was another very enthusiastic group with lots of interest and some great questions.
Thank you to both groups, I very much enjoyed sharing my story!!

Thank you Corinthian YC and Seattle YC

Two Fridays ago, Craig and I spoke at CYC-Seattle to a packed house. Was a great crowd who showed a lot of enthusiasm.
Last night I spoke at the Seattle YC Sailboat dinner to another great group. Also lots of great interest in the event and my experience.

A big thank you to everyone who came to the talks.
I will be speaking at the Shilshole Bay YC meeting on Thursday and on Saturday 2/20 at the Port Madison YC meeting. The PMYC event is open to the public.

Here's a pic from the talk at CYC:

additional stories

Today, Three Sheets Northwest published a recap article on my TransAt experience.
http://www.threesheetsnw.com/blog/archives/7082

Also, the Seattle Times has linked it from their webpage:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2010702029_websailor05.html

Lastly, Craig Horsfield and I will be speaking at Corinthian Yacht Club- Seattle on 1/22 at 7 PM on our TransAt experiences. The talk is open to the public