Author: Jon

Another year and more of my favorite photos.  Here are my favorites from 2012:

LOVE in Sparklers

LOVE at Grace and Adrien’s wedding February 25.

Looking down the starting line.

Laser Frostbiting at Severn Sailing Association March 4th.

5/13/2012 Sailing to Wolf Trap Light House

Sailing to Wolf Trap Light House on May 13.

5/19 Sunset over Marblehead harbor as seen from the waterfront at Eastern Yacht Club

Sun setting over the harbor in Marblehead MA behind the Canon at Eastern Yacht Club on May 18 during the Laser Atlantic Coast Championship.

6/22 Toronto skyline

Toronto Canada during the Laser Canadian Nationals at Etobicoke Yacht Club, June 22.

Sun setting behind the light house near the entrance to the channel to Lake Muskegon as seen from the State Park nearby.

June 30th Sunset on Lake Michigan at Muskegon.

Aboard Wavelength during the Race to Smith Point August 18.

September 19 boats anchored in Fishing Bay at Sunset.

9/25/2012 Richmond Skyline from Belle Isle

Here’s the Richmond Skyline From Belle Isle on September 25.

121384 Mike Schmidt, 171628 Ken Swetka, 92 Gavin O'Hare, 50005 Henry Amthor

Lasers returning to shore at Fishing Bay Yacht Club during the Chesapeake Bay Laser Masters Championship on October 14.

11/3 ECU vs Houston

ECU’s entrance onto the field before the Houston game at home on November 11.

December 19 on a Richmond Tacky Light Bus Tour.

Here are the 2011 and 2010 photos.

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Our black Friday game was a nail biter until the end.  Both teams just kept on scoring and ECU settled it with a fumble recovery in the 2nd OT.  Great game and way to end the regular season at home.  Now we’re hoping UAB can pull out a win against UCF so we can go to the Conference USA Championship.

11/23 Marshall GameJon, Lauren, Chris, JG, Stephanie, Bobby

11/23 Marshall GameJG, Stephanie, Jon, Lauren, Chris, Bobby

11/23 Marshall Game

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I finished my sailing season off on Sunday with the FBYC Laser Frostbite Regatta.  We had 9 boats out in some light North and Westerly winds for 5 races.  It was fun close racing on a short course.  I won the last 3 races to win the day by just 2 points.

That makes for 55 days of sailing this year, one more than last year.  I’m looking forward to some time off and I’ll be planning next year soon!

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We had a bit of an abbreviated tailgate with a few of us having other committements and nobody spending the night.  Not to mention the noon kick off made it an early day for all of us.  We made the most of it and still had a good time.  And best of all ECU had a convincing win.

11/3 ECU vs Houston

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I’ve got a Netgear (JGS516) gigabit switch in a closet just off my kitchen near the family room.  Even with the door closed the fan noise it audible even above the refrigerator that is just a few feet away.  Quite distracting when trying to watch a movie or have a quiet meal in the kitchen.  So I did a little project to reduce the noise.

The switch uses a 5v 40mm x 40mm  x 20mm fan.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem as if quiet 5v fans are made this size, so I ended up getting a 12v fan of this size Scythe Mini Kaze 2, Quiet 40mm Fan, 3500RPM, Single Pack.  To get a 12v power source I pulled apart a cell phone charger, fed the wire through the vent opening and spliced it together.

With the fan running full speed, it still wasn’t quiet enough, so I got a Manual 12V DC Variable Speed Controller 4 pin Molex to Dual 3 pin Connector so I could turn it down.  With the fan on the lowest setting the sound is barely audible in the closet let alone with the door closed and there’s just enough air flow to be sure the barely loaded 16 port switch doesn’t get too hot.  And finally, I can very easily pull the mod out and return it to it’s original configuration.

Before:

Netgear

After with the speed controller in the back right corner:

Netgear After
Speed Controller
Netgear Speed Controller		Vent Wiring
Netgear Vent Wiring
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