So Close

There were 14 Sunfish that turned out this Sunday for the races, and it was so close that some of the finishers went over the line within a second of each other. This provided quite the challenge (but fun) for the race committee (thank goodness there were two of us keeping track). The starts were wild too, with everyone pushing to be right at the line, without going over early or not running into the committee boat. Look who is first though!

During the last two races of the 3 race series, he continued to be out front for almost the whole race. Also, you motorcycle race fans, notice his sail number? Dave claims it's his age :-) plus his race number.

 

When the final results were tallied, both Dave and another competitor, who wins quite a few races, ended up with 8 points, so they were tied for FIRST PLACE! And no, even though I did the counting, I didn't have anything to do with this result! :-) There is a formula that calculates who actually wins the tie breaker, and since Dave placed 4-2-2, and Dwayne was 1-1-6, Dave ended up getting a second place glass. He was ecstatic, and the sailing tips he received about racing earlier in the day really paid off. Now he knows to relax. Whatever he did, it sure worked!