Blog update notes for May 1-12, 2009

Recent blog posts have been quite the grab bag

* I, II, III, IV, or V? IV? Watch out “IV” it! Fore!...
is a semi-technical discussion about Type IV
throwable PFDs and the law

* 28 checks for trailer sailors before launching a boat...
is a safety and how-to post about launching a boat
from a trailer


* Etchells Black Magic at Elephant Butte Lake
pretty pictures of Etchells I was racing on

* Constellation and Caliente
pretty pictures of two Etchells

* Banshee and Free and Clear
pretty pictures of a dinghy and Freedom 21 (sloop)

* Hot Flash and Pyrat at Elephant Butte Lake
pretty pictures of a J/24 and MC Scow

* Cultural Infidel at the Jack and Jill Regatta
. . . pretty pictures of a 34-foot S2

* 13 Lucky Charms for when the park ranger pulls alongside...
safety equipment required on boats in New Mexico

* Six things that went right during the Joshua Slocum...
personal observations from the single-hand race

* Fifteen things that bugged me during last Saturday...
personal observations from the single-hand race

Also new to the blog are lots and lots of links for boating blogs, boating organizations, safety, and community sailing programs. Check them out; and note that I haven't tested them all and do plan to add more as time allows. ___