Up early this morning. Inserted the battens in the new sails. Then rolled them up.

The jib and main are in the bags! Ready for on-loading in the raceboat hauler. Only three days before I leave for the Y-Flyer Midwinters in Columbia, South Carolina!

Today was the last full day of getting the boat inside the carrier. Still a few things left to do but all the heavy work is done. The shelving that came inside the van was removed and installed inside the hauler.

The boat fits inside perfectly with extra space in the front.

The van is hooked up and parked in the driveway. Even if it snows again before Thursday I should be able to drive right out and head south.

Y-Flyer Midwinters in just 5 days.

The new electric winch is now installed in the trailer. It will be used to pull the Y-Flyer into the trailer. The Y sits on it's own dolly.
Now to bolt in the shelving units and load up for the trip to Columbia, SC.

2011 Sailing Season

The Y-Flyer Midwinter Championships are in just 6 days.

The boat is ready. Final preparations continue.

We leave for Columbia, South Carolina on Thursday morning, March 3rd.

The 5 race series will be on Saturday and Sunday, March 5th and 6th on Lake Murray.

Follow "Team Code Blue" as we begin the 2011 racing season!

The New Race Boat Hauler

The new race team hauler. Can carry two Y-Flyers:

The New Team: Code Blue Racing

The 2010 Y-Flyer sailing season was a good one.

Code Blue Racing traveled to regattas in South Carolina, Ohio, and Illinois, Massachusetts and New York. And of course we raced nearly all the races at Lake Lashaway and ended up with the season championship. Along the way we started using our newly discovered speed formulation. Code Blue's secret bottom rub.

Here are pictures of Code Blue in the shop for some trailer repairs:

Getting Ready for the 2010 Racing Year

Nice action shot of a Y-Flyer at Sea Island, South Carolina:

A new Y-Flyer hull out of the mold at Turner Marine, Neoga, Illinois: