Chrass Landing

I participated in my first regatta on Saturday after nearly a week of training.  Before I started I had never set foot on a sailboat before and knew nothing about the subject.  Now I know slightly more.
I have learned many important things about sailboats:

The terminology is bewildering.  For example, a rope is never called a [...]

Another weekend, another regatta.  This time, the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s Fall Regatta (the STYC has the distinction of being the only land-locked yacht club I know of).
For a change the wind was strong and only got stronger as the day went on.
Our second race was most notable to me.  By now the wind was [...]