In November Jennifer Lindsay and Kelly Gray won the Alter Cup area D qualifier sailing a Taipan 4.9. To prepare for the Alter Cup race (April 2005) they have been sailing the larger Hobie Tiger. Last weekend they won the Dunedin Winter Dash on their Tiger while their friends Seth Stern and Gordon Isco took second on a Taipan 4.9. When setting up the boat Jennifer commented on how heavy the Tiger is, weighing in at nearly 400 pounds compared to her Taipan at only 240 pounds. When it came time to pack up the boat I took the attached photo of these four Taipan sailors coming to grips with dropping the heavy Tiger mast. I had to laugh.

Speaking for all the Dunedin locals, good luck to Jennifer and Kelly at the Alter cup!