So the 2013 season has started out well for us. As many of you know, we are entered into the VAN ISLE 360 for the 2nd time, with the sole purpose of bringing home the hardware.
So the boat is really getting pampered with love before we head into battle. So far the results look good as we have pretty much locked up the PRYC Winter series.
On March 29th we entered Southern Straits race, out of WVYC. This is a real test, as it is 91 miles long, with great competition, much of which we will see lots of in the VAN ISLE race later in June.
With the weather looking very light we certainly weren't expecting a quick race. Well what we got was a fabulous race, with unseasonable warm temperatures and breeze, enough to get us done in 24 hours.
A recap of all that happened would take forever to recount, but needless to say, we won our division and came 4th overall ( 29 boats started ). We were the 6th boat to finish overall too, with many faster boats behind us.
The crew were excellent. Actually that is an understatement! From provisioning, to boat deliveries, to tactics, boat reapairs the night before, oh and yes sail trim, they were are as good as it gets.
Now back to some local races before we get a few more distance races under our belts and then the big one in June.
Stay tuned here as we update things as we go along this year!
Cheers,
CdM
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