Happy New Year 2012!!!

We've had snow and below freezing temps this year; however, the New Years weekend had unseasonably warm weather blow in.   I had hoped to end the 2011 year with one extra sail; unfortunately, the warm weather blew in and back out with 20-40mph winds and red flag advisories on each lake that we would have gone to-- so we stayed home and did chores and projects.   I've got to get a foaling shed built.

Galactica glasses and dehumidifier

Christmas was good to Galactica and myself!   Angie bought a matching set of unbreakable glasses for the boat with Galactica's name on them.  Additionallly, I got a dehumidifier to replace the wintertime light bulb I put into the boat!   It's actually a gun shop/vault golden rod dehumidifier but it's sold for boats and RV's also at midwayusa.com!

We've only got a couple mods planned before the 2012 sailing season starts up but I will decide after the Strictly Sail boat show in Chicago this January!

Here is a list of Galactica's 2011 Sailing adventures and mods:

1. March 2011 - new-season-new-mods
2. April 2011 - more mod work!
3. April 2011 - Helm and trailer mods
4.  April 2011 - rewiring Galactica's mast
5. May 2011 - too much rain to sail, new pedestal table mod
6. May 2011 - berth mod and finally provisioning for sail
7. June 2011 - rain stopped, sailing MTL, Missouri
8. June 2011 - Summer Sailstice, MTL Missouri
9. June 2011 - Galactica in Arkansas and Branson Missouri
10. July 2011 - Independence Day sailing, MTL Missouri
11. August 2011 - prep Galactica for Florida cruise
12. August 2011 - Great sailing weekend! MTL, Missouri
13. Auguest 2011 - last minute mods before Florida trip
14. September 2011 - Galactica journey to the sea: Florida!!!
15. October 2011 - Sailing the Magic Dragon: LOz Missouri
16. October 2011 - Fantastic Autumn sail at MTL, Missouri

Hope everyone has a great New Year and better than the past few have been!   I cannot wait until sailing season arrives and I can try out an old spinnaker that I picked up for Galactica!!!