This was a big accomplishment. With hard work and lots of time spent getting ready, we put our J105 on the start line. Our crew was assembled from sailors, friends in PV, San Diego and 4 MEMBERS OF ABYC!

For six days we raced in Class 3 as one of the smallest boats. We raced hard in strong winds. Had our share of boat trouble. And had to finish or begin each day fixing the boat as we went along. Broken Halyard, torn main, mast block blow outs, and out haul trouble, but we were all happy and grateful to be with each other. Once we got through the initial boat trouble, we started to get a feel for the boat and enjoyed some beautiful downwind sailing in 11 knots.

We were racing in Class 3 as one of the smallest boats among the Capri 37 fleet and two 44ft boats, some of those with masts 20 feet taller than ours. Our boat is a one design so we had to be assigned ORC rating. The rating that was given to us had a maximum timed owed to us of 1.50 min per hour raced compared to the 44ft boats.

I am so proud of our accomplishments. In less than 30 days we put the boat in the water, rigged it, and put a crew together that has never raced the boat before. We have learned to sail a new boat that we were completely unfamiliar with in record time.

It has been an amazing sailing experience. Each of our crew members came with their own strengths and expertise and we came together like a symphony and made the boat hum!!! HOW LUCKY ARE WE!
We placed 5th out of 12 in our class.

As I posted last week, the Beaches Easter Parade is coming up quickly on Sunday, March 27. We are in need of a volunteer to play the part of Tweety Bird. Sounds like fun and it is. In fact it is a blast! It is however also a long, tiring day. Anyone who is interested, please contact me and I can give you a run down as to what is required.