Dave had his first racing experience with his R.C. DragonFlite 95 sailboat yesterday. He and the boat were charged up and ready to see how competitive he was compared to the other sailors.
He is still getting used to how it all operates, and luckily there weren't quite as many boats out sailing as usual. Although he had some rough starts and DNFs (did not finish), towards the end of the day he actually finished in the top three in two races. In one of the races he would have actually won, when he flew by the other boats on a downwind finish, but unfortunately he had fouled another boat at the windward mark, so that disqualified him. However, the other sailors were amazed, and when he passed them all, one of the guys had everyone laughing when he said, "Hey, where did that white boat come from?!"
Dave sure had a great cheering section with myself, Barb and Barry, and our neighbor John (who is considering getting an RC boat of his own). We had fun giving him advice and keeping him on the right course. The 'Flyin' Fish has now officially been named and is ready to go out and get more experience...along with its owner of course! 😉
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