Ice Optis on Wingra

Six-year-old Fritz Simon and nine-year-old Meta Simon enjoyed their second outing in new ice Optis today. It was a beautiful day on Lake Wingra with a morning low of 20 degrees that tightened up the ice surface after the yesterday's high of 40. Nice light winds of 3-7 mph were perfect for summer Opti sailors learning to iceboat. Parents and master boat builder and grandfather, Jerry, also took the optis for few laps. To add a bit of excitement, Fritz let a hike get the better of him and tipped the boat over, and Meta spun out coming into the launch.

A special thank you to Jeff Russell for making ten sets of opti runners -- they worked great and were a little too fast at times!

More photos on picasa and more videos on youtube. See you on the ice!

Showing off for Grandpa Simon

70-year-old Jerry takes the opti for a spin -- you're never too old to sail an opti!