I need a Chat Box for the next issue of Catamaran Sailor about what sailors from the snow belt are planning to do for recreation this winter to fill the gap until summer. Like, for instance:
Ice boating, frostbite sailing, downhill skiing, crosscountry skiing, repairing your boat, building a new boat, going on a charter cruise on a big cat in the Caribbean, chess, needlepoint, reading, racquetball, working out at the gym, splitting wood for the fireplace, replacing your kitchen cabinets, ice fishing....

Also, if you belong to a fleet or club, what if any activities do you do as a group during the non-sailing season? Group ski trips, sailing charters, dart league, guest speakers at meetings, mini-seminars...whatever you do to maintain your sailing group's bond during the off season.

(Northerners only, please. I don't need to hear from the people in the lower sun belt, because this is the beginning of the best sailing season, so we know what you are going to be doing).