I sailed on a new Reynolds 33 outfitted with Calvert Sails.

I was very surprised at the speed the Reynolds 33 had. We ended up the second boat to cross the line in 5 hours 7 seconds and just behind Bill Roberts.
The boat is obviously quite a beast in light winds. It has a 48' mast and carries two Hooters and a spinnaker. And the boat is only 14' wide. In those light winds we were flying a hull most of the way down to Key Largo.
Pretty impressive.
Near the end of the race the wind had picked up to around 10 and we were down to just main and jib. Any more wind and we would have had to reef it.
I guess Reynolds also has a 16' wide version, which would make more sense. Although in the light air with the 14' and flying a hull early makes for pretty darned good speed.
The rigging on the boat was really simple and easy to use -- very well laid out.
On the wildlife viewing we saw some dolphin mating. Wow that was quite a site.., looked like a couple of wrestlers going at.., flipping over and over. That was right there in the shallows next to the long channel going into Card Sound.
We saw way behind us some boats that opted for Midnight Pass, but looked like a dumb move. The wind filled in right on the nose and there was no advantage. The wind never did fill in from the west as forecasted while we were sailing.., we did get a slight starboard lift going to the finish line.
The closest boat behind us was an RC27 and he was about 1/3 of the way from the bridge. After that we saw no boats. So, good chance we won, although we owed almost 2 hours to Andy Roedig on an F24. With that handicap he probably might have won, but we should have at least taken 2nd place.
On the boat was Dave Calvert, Mark Lipkus and myself. Mark is working with the new dealer in South Florida, Steve Bohlmann of ASAP Multihulls and is the one showing the boat.
And it certainly made a good showing on its first event in the area.
Rick