June 18 – Race Day

The day dawned – sunny (good) – no wind (bad). During the skippers' meeting the wind did pick up, a bit, gusts here and there so it was decided to go ahead with the race, and I use the word 'race' loosely. As soon as the horn blasted to start the race the wind totally vanished. Les and Chris were so dead in the water they eventually gave up and did the smart thing, didn't race, put up their sun shade and sat back watching the rest of us – just as exciting as watching paint dry. The rest of us just stared at each other and comments such as “Game of bridge anyone?” were heard. Even the catamaran wasn't moving. The wind was so fickle that the cat actually sailed backward trying to get around the first marker.

Holiday Inn on the water

Race results due to the new handicapping aren't final yet.