2nd Race, 3rd Place

In the second cruising boat race of the season, Sunrise received 3rd place honors after the handicaps were tallied. The winds were boisterous, starting out at about 15 mph and increasing to over 20 by the end. Luckily there were 4 crew onboard including the skipper, Milton, who owns the boat. They used both of their new Carbon Kevlar sails and the Capri 25 looked quite impressive!

In the middle of the race, the pin that holds the headstay on to the foredeck broke and the whole rig got quite wobbly. Dave found a long bolt, some washers, and a wingnut and crawled up to the bow, with one of the guys holding his ankles so he wouldn't go overboard, and he jury rigged the headstay so they could continue on their way. If not for that, they probably would have finished in at least 2nd place.

They all had fun, but I bet they were totally exhausted by the time they got back to the dock.

 Next up, Sunfish and Abaco Dinghy races!

Thanks once again to Will for the fantastic photos.