Soft water and hard water. The dinghy got its bottom painted, and the iceboat came out of cold storage because, surprisingly, the Nite Nationals have been called on. (Note: I plan to be involved but not to race. I could sail one or two races; but three, four, or more are more than I can handle, and if you don’t race all the races you end up at the bottom of the standings, and that is not exactly where you want to be.)

Above, the flood continues. Knee deep at the skate park.

Above, bottom painted. Below, iceboat getting ready.

I had the iceboat opened up and airing out in the balmy sunshine until the rain came and a little thunder thundered. The mini storm was the advance edge of the strong cold front—and it is once again windy and cold. (But that could be good for the regatta.)