Saturday Blown Out?
by Jake on Jan.14, 2006, under 2006 Tradewinds Regatta
Well, the front came through last night and it lived up to expectations. It’s nukin’ out there. Gilbert’s (where we are staying with the boats) is pretty protected but there are some healthy swirling gusts coming through. In fact, the Team Tybee Nacra 20 blew over last night on the beach but fortunately they didn’t suffer more than a couple of scratches. We didn’t finish all the preparations we probably should have last night and although the boat walked around a little (as did most) everything is OK. Bill Croughwell recorded a 36 knot gust on a dock on the south side of Blackwater Sound and the water is pretty frothy. Rick White says he’s not going to make a final decision until the skipper’s meeting – so we should know more in a bit.