Beer Can #6 - May 14

More and more people are starting to turn out for the beer can races this year. This week, six out of the seven Merits went out, and the only reason it wasn't seven is because M1 has a broken boom. Mike told me that "The merit boom broke at a weak point in the boom created by the connector to the vang. With time, the rivets get corroded and it becomes weak there."

Ok, so I have to admit that I raced on Smokin' J this week, my all-time favorite race boat. Sorry... no pictures! But I did check out the Merits on their way out and got the scoop from all the skippers after the race. Here are the results in the order in which they finished by boat number and skipper:

Place	Boat	Skipper
1	M2	Nico
2	M5	Steve Stanley
3	M6	Roel
4	M4	Kerry
5	M7	Viola (the all-girl crew!)
6	M3	Mike Dvorak

Congrats to Nico for a great race! The first three boats actually finished properly. Viola's boat turned on their engine after the wind died, and then Kerry did the same, and they both motored in. Mike told me that "something broke on the motor on M3, allowing us to only make about 1.5 knots of headway down the channel." Ugh... His crew got back to the docks too late to join the apre sail festivities.

Next week, we're all looking forward to fair winds, even tides, and another great beer can race!