3+2=2?

Yes, we are back to racing again! It is has been a busy couple of weeks with make up races and on Wednesday and Friday, the two part Hope Town Cup was held. Beautiful weather for it with 8-15 mph winds on both days. In Wednesday's race Sunrise came in 3rd (only 73 seconds separated 2nd and 3rd place) and on Friday they came in 2nd, this time with Dave at the helm. They had a fantastic start when most of the other boats were on the other end of the line going over too early and just about running into each other.

Dave snuck right in close to the committee boat on the opposite tack and sailed on by, leaving everyone to catch up. Of course the bigger and faster boats did, but the handicaps help in this regard.

After the handicaps were tallied and the scores added from both days, it ended in a tie, but the tie breaker was the results from day 2, so they earned a 2nd place glass. So 3+2=2!

Meanwhile on day 2, I was helping the race committee on the 70 ft. Nomad. This is the Abaco Rage Sailing Syndicate's home base and support boat when they go to the work boat races in George Town and Long Island.

They invited anyone who wanted to go and see the races and were ferried out to the boat. Not only that, but they served drinks and food. Day 1 had burgers, dogs and wings, and day 2 had homemade conch chowder and wings. it was a nice stable platform to run the races from and everyone had a great time in the Voodoo Lounge. Of course silence ensued during the starting sequence and the finishes, so the race committee could concentrate on the job at hand.

There was even a drone taking photos and videos...I love the big H for the helo landing 😉 which in this case was the drone landing spot.

Now I think we get a break from racing for about 10 days. That doesn't mean we won't be out sailing in our Abaco dinghy or daysailer. I just wish someone would take a photo of us because we have had a blast sailing into some really tight spots with Suja. Oh well, maybe someday...