The end of the road
by Bonnie on May.19, 2006, under 2006 Tybee 500
JC and Kenny came blazing up the coast at around 4pm, taking most everyone by surprise. The surprise wasn’t so much that they came in first, of course, but that it was such a quick day for all of the sailors. Space Coast came in after a short interval followed hotly by Castrol 2. Mark Herendeen’s wife, Lisa, was ecstatic, and Laurel Sonnenklar was shouting, He beat his Daddy!, about her son Jared who was skipper of Castrol 2. It was fun to see everyone so happy and another great day for Space Coast placing second. What was even more admirable about their performance in today’s leg was that Mark and Tom stopped along the way to help Tygart following a capsize. Unfortunately, Tygart’s troubles didn’t end there. Within view of the finish line, Doug and Andy flipped again and were approached by both a Coast Guard RIB and helicoptor. They weren’t injured and didn’t need assistance; but it took some time to get righted and underway again. It was a long day for everyone and Tygart wasn’t the only team to go pointy side down. Tad and Trey made it back with their boat on the trailer. They’re naturally disappointed but they can always try again. The final finish positions for the day are as follows: Team Tybee, Space Coast by a nose over Castrol 2, Seacats followed on the heels by Castrol 1, Castrol 3, Tygart.
Originally uploaded by Team Seacats.
May 19th, 2006 on 9:46 PM
Dear Seacats, Thank you for a wonderful ride! The coverage has been so much fun this year! Bonnie, you are a natural at this reporting thing. Seems like if I didn’t find news at Catsailor, I always found it here! Jake and Frank, you had some really good, and interesting competion. What a great group of sailors! I can’t tell you how impressed I am by all of you. I’ve been working long days/nights. Sometimes 12+ hours, and getting home to spend another 1+ with seniorcare. Finding all the threads, updates, videos, reports, and pictures has been really wonderful way to end my day. I’ve laughed and prayed this week, and as a fan I can’t ask for more. PS: Who’s that really hip couple? The woman is blonde, and the guy has graying hair and yellow shorts/trunks. PPS: I love the blue boat!