The conditions for Holmes Hole sailors reached a Platonic ideal this week. The weather was clear both Thursday and Sunday, with an eight to nine mph from the WSW or SSW.

I never really relax while underway in a sailboat. I’m constantly looking and listening for new sights and sounds.

What price glory? Well, for Holmes Hole sailors it is a reduction of handicap. Woody Bowman’s catboat, Julia Lee, sailed to yet another victory in the B Division on Thursday.

August 2 was a perfect summer Sunday with which to begin the Holmes Hole August series. The morning race was two trips around the harbor on a rising tide.

I have found that the romance of sailing is often enjoyed before and after the reality of passage making.

On Sunday, July 26, the Holmes Hole Sailing Association race headed to Tarpaulin Cove on the southern shore of Naushon Island.