Start of the Jack and Jill Race 2009, Rio Grande Sailing Club

The S2 10.3 (34') cruiser-racer "Cultural Infidel" powers up at the start

"Free and Clear IV" and "Hot Flash" start their race


J/24 "Oso" near the starting line of the 2009 Jack and Jill his-and-hers race

Oso's crew passes close to the committee boat



Boats starting, with the Freedom 21 "Free and Clear IV" near center left and the J/24 "Oso" closest t near right.

Elephant Butte Lake, May 10, 2009

Freedom 21 "Free and Clear IV" between J/24s.


J/24 "Hot Flash" and Freedom 21 "Free and Clear IV" headed upwind

Two J/24s, "Hot Flash" and "Oso"

Free and Clear IV at the Jack and Jill race with Turtleback Mountain in background.

Jack and Jill Race 2009, Elephant Butte Lake

Images of the J/24 "Hot Flash", with spinnaker, and S2 "Cultural Infidel" approaching the finish line



J/24 "Oso" running downwind

Somewhat fuzzy picture of Banshee with New Mexico Tech crew

J/24 "Hot Flash"

Joshua Slocum single-handed race, Saturday May 9, 2009 at the Butte

J/24 "Oso" before the start of the Joshua Slocum single-handed regatta at Elephant Butte Lake.




Constellation next to capsized MC Scow. A little later, the sailing club's motorboat and race committee crew helped the scow skipper recover.

For me, the race had its ups and downs and oddities. Before the start of the regatta I managed to bonk a port-tacker I didn't see coming. Just before the start, a big puff of wind made things a little too exciting and confusing, and hoisting the spinnaker in the puffy conditions for the downwind leg was "educational".