Sailing is a weather dependent sport. When I learned to sail, I would head out on Lake Michigan in heavy wind, light wind, rough seas and calm seas—the best conditions always seemed to elude the confines of class. The same is true for regattas and other large trips planed well in advanced. I worked in an office where I could see a sliver of the lake from our office conference room. I’d look out to see if there were ideal conditions—10 to 12 knots and calm seas. During this time, I had access to my yacht club’s fleet of keel boats so I’d look at the reservations for the fleet only to see, unfortunately, that all boats would be in use.
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