Racing 9/23/2017 and Butterfly Sailing for Beginners

                                                                                                                                 by Paul and Cathy

Nancy gives Monica a sailing lesson before Saturday Butterfly racing. 

Paul: We had great racing this Saturday with  8-9 boats on the line and good breeze. John came out hot and went wire to wire to win the 1^st race and then Nancy Franco led at every mark in the 3^rd race and finished 2^nd only to loose the lead to that meanie Paul on the last leg. Great racing John and Nancy! We have 2 new Butterflyer’s coming out, Claire and Monica. Great to see you two out and welcome to the fleet! 

Cathy: The Butterfly is a great beginner's boat as well as being a fun boat for the much more advanced. Part of the difference is picking a good time to go out as a beginner. A week ago we sent Monica out in a fleet boat but it was pretty windy that day. In retrospect, it wasn't the best day, however she made it out and back safely with nary a capsize. Go Monica!

Yesterday was a much better day and since Nancy had volunteered to give Monica a lesson - that's what happened. Worked out perfectly!

Fleet boats are available for those wanting to try out the Butterfly. Just contact Paul at the e-mail in the upper right-hand corner of the blog site. Happy sailing!