And that means drysuits, short-course racing, blustery winds, and Sundays well-spent. As I have admitted before, the “frost” in Washington DC-area frostbiting is a bit of an exaggeration.

The fun of frostbiting is much more than about being comfortable. I always have more fun when I’m doing something that most of the rest of the world thinks I shouldn’t be doing.

A little history of New Year’s Day frostbiting: The first annual Regatta of the Frostbite Yacht Club took place on Jan. 2, 1932 at the Knickerbocker Yacht Club.

A little history of New Year’s Day frostbiting: The first annual Regatta of the Frostbite Yacht Club took place on Jan. 2, 1932 at the Knickerbocker Yacht Club.

One place to give it a try is the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank, where the 40th season of Sunday frostbiting is under way in N-10s, sturdy little 10-footers with a single sail and sailed by one ...

Unlikely as it seems, frostbiting is booming. Last week dinghies put out into the chill waters from eleven different points on the Sound, scores of other spots on both coasts.

Their "frostbiting" season starts Sunday, and sailors who have put their big boats away for the winter will take to the race course in 10-foot N10s and Lasers.

More than local 40 frostbiting sailors — those who enjoy sailing in chilly conditions — zipped up and down the Mianus River in their Dyer 10 foot dinghies for the Big Fleet Open.

By New York Daily News | [email protected] PUBLISHED: January 14, 2002 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: January 10, 2019 at 10:38 p.m.