One surprise was when I went to drive my care back from the boAt yard, no Keys. I lost them. I also copuld not find Judy's spare set. So I hired the guys at the key shop and they made me a new set.
I've been sailing the Bandaeras Bay Regatta since 2015. This will be the tenth year. Alays good, always competitive. I have a good team, but we all miss Judy.
During the Regatta Wings was involved in a serious collision with another boat. Approaching the windward mark on starboard but not able to make the mark, the other boat tacked to port right in front of Wings, despite several hails of "Starboard". With only seconds to act, I tried to duck to avoid the collision, but the other boat then tried to tack back, making the collision inevitable. In a protest meeting chaired by an international judge Wings was totally exonerated. Video shot by a race committee mark boat
There were lots of work to be done to fix Wings and change Wings' mode from race boat to cruiser, but we got it done with plenty of help from Wings' crew: Terry, Richard, David, Anna, Tim, and Rene
I am a sailor, born of a nautical tradition passed to me by my father and my Grandfather Alfred. I’ve spent most of life on my passion which is the sea and the vessels which go upon them. I have had many such vessels and now I live on and sail on the sloop WINGS.
which I acquired in 1986 with my wife Judy
who shared my passion. For ten years we lived on Wings in Seattle and sailed, including racing. Then we left the Pacific Northwest and voyaged across the world, across the seven seas, to faraway places, and made them our own.
For thirty-eight years I have lived and loved this life. I still live on Wings, in Mexico, and sail and race often. Judy passed away in June, 2023 and I miss her but you can still join us and sail the seas as we did for all those glorious years. Fred Roswold, SV Wings, Mexico