What JMac said. Wind strength, no race to the island and delays getting started keep a lot of the fleet on the beach Saturday.

Not complaining because I think keeping the boats "inside" was the correct conservative move when considering all the factors (some boats went out the island for a pleasure sail anyway). I personally missed the start of the first race because I was sailing around (and eventually capsizing) after getting fidgety for the start of the 1st race. Once on the beach I decided to call it a day.

Sunday was more of the same, but a single distance race was run. Long beat followed by a wild downwind leg to finish.

JMac/Andy H won Open Spin (4 I20s, 2 F18s, 1 F18HT, 1 F16). H16, Open A and Open B fleets were designated, too - I think.

Excitement Saturday was a runaway F18/Tiger. Crew got separated after a capsize, the boat (well balanced) sailed a half mile or so back into the beach (east of the YC) while another competitor picked up the separated crew. The crew had whistles attached to their life jackets and were able to get the attention of the other competitors. From the beach, it looked as if everything was ok as boat slowly headed upwind. People on the beach chased the boat down and luckily found the beer still cold in the cooler.

Safety equipment should never be overlooked. I personally added a whistle to my personal gear for Sunday's race and will have it available from now on.