Team Seacats

Four races were gotten in today and our boys got a second, two bullets, and a DNF, due to breaking the grommet at the top of the main in the last race. Virtual reinactment: “More downhaul!” *popping sound* “%#@&” They made it to the shore (albeit slowly) at the park, quickly replaced the sail and sped back out to the course only to find that it was to be the last race of the day. Nigel and Jake are breaking down the boat now so there may be a post later (after dinner, prolly) about today’s events. It certainly looked wild from our vantage, with a grand total of seven boats flipped at one point. I haven’t heard from Mike and Dave of Team Layline but they seemed to be holding their own against rock star Mischa Heemskerk. I’m sure that Rick will have content posted soon for the whole story and stats and it looks like Barb Short has an update thread running on the boards. All I’m reasonably certain of is that the top three finishers in the I-20 fleet are Team Seacats, Team Velocity, and the Wicksters. Officially, however, Nigel and Jake’s DNF hasn’t been dropped as of yet which would place them third although the Sailing Instructions specify eligibility for a throw out after four races if my memory serves. The forecast is still looking hairy for tomorrow. Y’know, where it’s time to distinguish the fine line between exhilaration and recklessness and pushing the envelope vs. pushing pencils on insurance forms. Stay tuned, sweeties.