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Life is to short not to be lived and enjoyed to the fullest. To reach for that fullness, at this time of year, I think ice, I pray for ice and I live ice.

When a club hosts a regatta, it involves a fair amount of planning, driving, time, and worry. We do it because we love our sport and want our fellow ice boaters to be able to share the rewards with us. We take our charge seriously and work tirelessly to find the best ice, the best location, and hopefully, the best weather. When things go South and an event has to be postponed, or worse yet cancelled, it is not only a big disappointment to the sponsoring club, but to a whole lot of other folks that were looking forward to sailing.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but the truck and Nite have been packed and ready to travel hundreds of miles for the past two months to get in some sailing. Only my dear life knows how let down I am every Thursday or Friday evening when I find that an event had to be called off because of weather or ice conditions.

To put a little humor in an other wise rather miserable sailing season, it seems only reasonable to pick on the weatherman when announcing to all of the iceboating community that they will have to spend another weekend sharpening runners.

So as I heard way back when, “If you don’t have a life and can’t lighten up a bit, maybe you need a different hobby.”

As for me, I will continue to love life, love to go fast, think ice, and take time to laugh, even if it is only at myself.

Think ice,

Corey Hughes, Nite 341