I know... I've been very, very bad and missed a few weeks of 
races on this blog. Well, last night I shot a lot of pictures and talked to all of the racers and now I'm back on track and intend to write up the last 4 races of the season. Only 3 left! Better get out there
if you haven't been in a while!
It was a gorgeous evening. We're into the extended season now, so the race started half an hour early and finished early, too, which was really nice. It was a strong ebb during the whole race with about 15-18 kt winds out of the northwest... just delightful conditions.
We raced course 1, which is out to Y and back... the new race marker that was replaced a few weeks ago after it went missing in June.
I crewed on Slipstream,
a 42' Catalina, for the first time. I was working the jib for a while and then the main for a while, but because there were so many crew members, I got several chances to shoot some pictures of the Merits out on the water... something I don't get to do much when I'm in one!
From all accounts, the Merits had a good start. Nico took the lead right away in M2, and Dave in
M4 with Susan and my buds, Norbert and Kerry, battled M1 and M5 for second place and got it.
Smokin' J also had a bunch of
my buds on board, and I was able to get several pictures of them... another thing I don't usually get to do because I'm often on it! Of course, Smokin' J has never gone aground when I've been on it!
So I don't have a lot to report,
because I can't tell tales out of school (and there were some very interesting tales told to me last night!), but suffice it to say it was a 
glorious evening for sailing, and a lovely time was had by all.
Hey, I just realized that I don't know the order the other Merits came in.
Please post a comment with whatever info you know!
Please check out my Picasa web album for lots more pictures!
races on this blog. Well, last night I shot a lot of pictures and talked to all of the racers and now I'm back on track and intend to write up the last 4 races of the season. Only 3 left! Better get out there
if you haven't been in a while!It was a gorgeous evening. We're into the extended season now, so the race started half an hour early and finished early, too, which was really nice. It was a strong ebb during the whole race with about 15-18 kt winds out of the northwest... just delightful conditions.
We raced course 1, which is out to Y and back... the new race marker that was replaced a few weeks ago after it went missing in June.I crewed on Slipstream,
a 42' Catalina, for the first time. I was working the jib for a while and then the main for a while, but because there were so many crew members, I got several chances to shoot some pictures of the Merits out on the water... something I don't get to do much when I'm in one!From all accounts, the Merits had a good start. Nico took the lead right away in M2, and Dave in
M4 with Susan and my buds, Norbert and Kerry, battled M1 and M5 for second place and got it.Smokin' J also had a bunch of
my buds on board, and I was able to get several pictures of them... another thing I don't usually get to do because I'm often on it! Of course, Smokin' J has never gone aground when I've been on it!So I don't have a lot to report,
because I can't tell tales out of school (and there were some very interesting tales told to me last night!), but suffice it to say it was a 
glorious evening for sailing, and a lovely time was had by all.Hey, I just realized that I don't know the order the other Merits came in.
Please post a comment with whatever info you know!| Place | Boat | Skipper |
| 1 | M2 | Nico |
| 2 | M4 | Dave G |
| ? | M1 | Hans |
| ? | M3 | Mike |
| ? | M5 | Vadim |
| ? | M6 | Peter |
| ? | M7 | Brett |
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