Sailing season

Soft-water sailing season is about over in Michigan. The boats are hauled, I have received my hauling and storage bills, and most of us are attending to chores that were neglected in favor of sailing earlier. A new DN iceboat trailer popped up a block from my house, so I walked over to say hello. And then Saturday I was headed for the recycling center, and as I drove along Grand Traverse Bay I looked out and saw sails!! Wow, was I jealous (ever mindful of the maxim that there is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing). Actually, it was above freezing (36º F.), so some warm clothes would have made for a good sail in moderate winds. The boat was either a trailerable one or one that's bubbled in the marina (not many of those around here). I couldn't stare too hard because I was driving. It looked to small to be the local Cal 40, which has been bubbled in the past. Chris Campbell