Jim Formato
Buffalo, NY
Raced in my twenties and thirties, did what I was told and knew nothing about sailing but loved the rush of the her heeling and speeding through the wind! Now retired, bought a 23’ Merit Sprint and been dreaming of costal cruising. Active in NauticEd and SailTies. Two awesome resources.
745
NM
Total Distance
53
Days
Time at Sea
Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit
US Federal Communications Commission
Modern Marine Navigation
BoatUS Foundation
Skipper Level 1
NauticEd
Friday at 09:52
A nice quick sail before we completed several boat jobs. Re paired the wind vane, installed a topping lift and put a dc power source to charge hand held radio. Many thanks to my crew for the great work.
6.7
NM
1h 37m
Buffalo, United States
Tuesday at 17:33
Motored out to starting boat. Race was suspended then called. Motored back in to the dock
4
5.3
NM
1h 45m
Buffalo, United States
Monday at 14:00
Nice steady breeze stayed inside the wall, the Admiral is getting good, look out yall
3
8.8
NM
2h 4m
Buffalo, United States
Jim Formato, Jill Formato & 2 others
20 May 2025 at 18:35
5-12 knots, calm seas Brisk and cool Posted a DNS. This was our first race and we were lost out there. Didn’t realize the start line was so far out onto the lake and could not get out there in time for our RCR Jam start. We stayed away from the course and enjoyed a sporty sail as we watched and tried to figure out the course.
1
6.2
NM
1h 23m
Inner Harbor Middle Section to Buffalo, United States
Jim Formato, Marco Laurienzo & 1 other
19 May 2025 at 17:29
Pretty brisk wind for us newbies to racing. Had a fantastic coach Louis on board to assist us, thank God. Marco got his feet wet 😂
6
6.8
NM
1h 38m
Buffalo, United States
14 May 2025 at 17:07
Just working on single handed docking.
0.4
NM
35min
Buffalo, United States
Shakedown on the pontoon boat at Silver Lake
Manual Entry
11 May 2025 at 17:00
15
NM
2h 0m
Silver Lake Castile, NY