Among other things on the Feb 9 show, we will be talking about hard water sailing and where you can see it when. we will post the information here after the show. In the meantime here are some pix.  a.s.

Feb. 18  Here is the phone number for current conditions and locations for iceboating in midcoast Maine  594-2184    google maine ice sailors for more information.   Richard Saltonstall sent pix of an unusal fwd cockpit boat he designed and built himself.  He calls it blackfly.  Thanks Richard.  a.s.

On the February 9 show we will be talking with Jo Royle who will soon be sailing an interesting boat from San Francisco to Sydney, right through the Pacific garbage patch.  The boat is brand new, made from recycled materials.  Check it out at  www.theplastiki.com   Joining us in the studio will be Larissa Curlik from the Marine Environmental Research Institute to talk about the good work they are doing.  Their website is  www.meriresearch.org   As usual we will start out the show with local news and your calls 1 866 625-9378 at 10-11 am eastern us time.  talk to you later, a.s.