The optimism of Juneauites is a wondrous thing.

Behold: Maybe spring will come in March this year … It’s sunny today, let’s plan a Sandy Beach party for next weekend … We’ll get enough crab in the pot for the party … I’m sure the Governor will like us once she gets to know us.

Add to those common Juneau Pollyanna-isms the following: The sun is shining; the wind will be perfect for a sail.

Yes, there are few activities in Southeast Alaska that require as much optimism as sailing, and few groups who embody that optimism like the Southeast Alaska Sailing club.

Despite distance and geographical isolation, new ideas manage to make their way over the mountains and up the Inside Passage to Juneau. Sometimes we treat them like tourists with a quick, non-committal but friendly nod. Sometimes we welcome them like friends we hope will love Juneau, taking them to the Shrine, the glacier, and dinner at Zen (to show we’re hip). And some ideas just get stuck here because of the weather. But, however they get here, it’s the adventurous people who bring them.