Zosima’s Blog

Well, the year ended with a nice awards ceremony. We were a little late, but decided to show up and make it Carter’s first public appearance. Hopefully noone minded, Carter sort of stole the show. I am officially on the board for the sailing club in 2009, which I look forward to. It is a great club and a great group and I want to help it continue to grow. I again want to thank everyone involved with the club for a great year, they truely are a special group. The obligatory photo album is here.

Last chance to sail this year, and I sure enjoyed it! 76 degrees for the high, the big lake, a good breeze, and enough foliage to prove its November… absolutely beautiful. It was also nice to have a cabin boat come out and join us. It has been a fun season marked by meeting good friends and learning a skill that I always wanted to learn. What a year, look forward to the next.

My parents came up for a very nice visit on Labor Day weekend. They helped us with some projects around the house, took us to the dog park, took out a kayak, watched me sail, and supported me in my triathlon efforts. My dad’s pictures are up here

Kathryn, Carter, and I tried to get in the Guinness Book of World Records for participating in the longest line of air rafts. I don’t think we quit made the record, unfortunately. We were part of the contingent from the sailing club, and they are always doing something fun. It was a crazy scene, and we had fun.

Update 8/1/2008 - News coverage here.

Sailing is still a blast. Yesterday, for the first time, I did not come in last in one race! It must have been good luck that Kathy come along to support me. I came in last the rest of the races, but I still had lots of fun.

No pictures this time, as Kathy has been busy taking care of / getting ready for the baby. However, for the last two weekends, I have participated in the Sailing club Regattas. Its been a blast! The kids are kicking my butt, but I am watching them and trying to learn to do what they do. Moreover, we have had so much wind that I have been tipping the boats over! With sufficient wind, I can tell you that hiking out is every bit as fun as it looks.

The only downside of sailing so far is that I have to do it alone. I would really like to get a cabin boat and share the experience with Kathy and Carter. Budget is fairly limited for now, but I admit I am looking through Craigslist for a boat, particularly a San Juan 21. If you are looking for a vehicle, you should check out this mash-up. It gets bonus points for being the only mash-up that 1) is useful 2) does not use google maps

I started to learn to sail! Lots of fun. I joined the Lake Saint Louis Sailing Club. Very fun group. You can see a couple pictures here.