Aging

It is the last day of August and that means that my birthday has just passed by ... And it is a significant age - 30! What am I supposed to feel? Different? Maybe .. Old? Maybe .. Or like my brother said it: 'The thirties are full of hard work'. Well - I am exited! And I found a nice quote today:

'Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment
of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone. '
(Jim Fiebig)

So let the party begin and the changes unfold. Definitely a time to grow up, think things through and make some 'hardcore decisions'!
Aloha folks!

Sailing, sailing, sailing ...

And there I was ... crewing on a 'Cal 20'! A dream comes true - finally I am able to do some 'small-boat sailing' in Hawaii and gain more experience in spinnaker handling and racing.

On Wednesdays a special crowd puts together a small boat regatta and the course goes around Kihei lagoon, a boat harbor near the airport. We started off pretty good and even though our bowman had his doubts about our weight (first time with 5 people on board..), but we made it first over the finish line with about a minute ahead!

That has to be celebrated .. so we took our captain for a beer to the famous 'La Mariana' - a sailing club and restaurant directly on the waterfront. Absolutely stunning location and perfect to watch a sunset!