Outta the box, and onto the water. She was brand spankin' new.

We didn't have any real hard capsizes. The hook was just defective, and to be honest is kind of a stupid design anyway. Why not have a fork end and another tang riveted on? Less holes in the mast for water to get in the better in my book.

5 capsizes. 1 on the way to the course. 2 on the course unintentionally. 2 intentionally. (We couldn't get the main down with the wind being what it was on Saturday so we tipped it over to unhook the it. The other Dan fell into the sail a bit and pulled it out of the track, and once again we couldn't get it unhooked) After years of hating, then learning how to use the sky-hook setup really well, I'm starting to dislike the ring..... New things are scary.

I just got home about an hour ago. 1586 miles from Clearwater to my house. Pulled it off in about 23-1/2 hrs. Works out to an average speed of 67.5mph! Not bad. We stopped for fuel and that was it.

Now to catch up on ten days of missed work