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Desert Sea
http://desertsea.blogspot.com
Set sail on the Desert Sea of New Mexico and the Southwest. See views from Elephant Butte and Heron Lakes, plus occasional trips to Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and California, plus opinions and odds and ends, and our Etchells, MacGregor, Sunfish, kayaks, and more.
- Added on: Oct 22nd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Pat
- Listed in: Sailing Water Sports
- Tags: new mexico sailboat racing etchells race mangement rio grande sailing club new mexico sailing club
Recent Posts
Travel update
Here's a quick update. Gerald and I have journeyed south to a warmer place and are now in McAllen, Texas, not far from the Mexican border and the Gulf of Mexico....
Overview of Kris Kringle Regatta, Elephant Butte Lake
Starboard view of J/24 KachinaJ/24s and GrampianJ/24 in "pre-race" mode with genoa sail loweredGrampian before J/24A brace of J/24 sloops heads up the race course on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Elephant Butte Lake. Breezes weren't too bad to start...
Grampian at the Kris Kringle Regatta
Boat and crew return to the harbor at the end of a chilly late autumn day....
Constellation and Black Magic return to the harbor
Two Etchells class racing sloops in front of the Rock Canyon Marina at Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico, at the end of the Kris Kringle regatta on December 5, 2009. Racing sloop Constellation follows Black Magic into the harbor area at Rock Canyon C...
Another snap from the Kris Kringle dinner
"Teddy Bear", who through his spouse's work with the local animal shelter has become a full-fledged Cat Herder, picks a gift at the White Elephant exchange during the Rio Grande Sailing Club's holiday party and dinner....
Snaps from the Kris Kringle dinner
After Saturday's Kris Kringle regatta, the hearty cold-weather sailors put away their boats, took care of errands, and joined some other Rio Grande Sailing Club members at the Club restaurant in the Sierra del Rio golf resort at Elephant Butte Lake. ...
