First Night At the Midwinters!

First night of the Midwinters in South Carolina. The new van needs modifications, but we're quite comfortable!

Columbia Airport

My crew arriving at the Columbia, South Carolina airport:

Some scenes from around the airport while I was waiting:

Delta:

Delta:

A Delta gate crew having a tough time unhooking the towbar after push-back. Took them a long time.

On the way to the Midwinters. Here is the Charlotte, North Carolina skyline.

Had to take a picture of this trailer on the way to the Midwinters. Somewhere in North Carolina on I-81! Wonder if the trailer is filled with snakes?

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!