Team Seacats

We spoke to Rick Bliss who estimated that, based upon the fact that Jay and Steve were only forty miles out at 3pm and were making about six miles an hour, they could be in as late as midnight. And when I say “they” I mean the fleet and not Tiki 2. It seems that they thought St. Simon’s Island looked like a fun place for a siesta and have have dropped out of the race. Something may or may not have broken, causing a decline in motivation for sailing and an increase in motivation for a tasty beverage.

TDCYC also suffered a breakage of some sort around the St. Simon’s area and have gone to the beach. I have no news of whether their ground crew has been able to reach them or if they’ll be able to continue the race.

The good news that will most probably move up the finish times, is that the wind has clocked to the South here at Tybee Island. Depending on when they run into this change, they’ll begin to enjoy a sweet spinnaker run. This about face could make for a dinner bell landing. I hope so, ’cause I wanted to get some happy finish line shots for the final, deciding leg of this week’s festivities. Speaking of festivities, I may even try to get a few compromising shots of bleary eyed, rum soaked sailors even later on in the evening!

Judi Bargeron has announced that the planned banquet has been moved back until 9pm in order to (weather willing) give the guys a chance to shower and change clothes before the party.

All I’ve got for you in the way of photos right now is a shot of Daryl (who is quite obviously secure in his masculinity) sporting a couple of my Hello Kitty band aids.