The last boat finished at about midnight. (I don't think people were working hard enough with their paddles.)

I guess I don't need to go into detail about the agony endured by the sailors on the water and the race committee and ground crews waiting at the beach.

Amazingly, only four boats dropped out along the way, so 17 boats will continue the journey on Sunday in hopes of sailing back to their trailers instead of their trailers having to come to them.

This is only the second time the fleet has been stricken by such light air in the 21 years of this race.

It does not look much better for Sunday morning's start. Light and variable winds until the cold front comes through, and that is currently predicted to happen in the afternoon, when the wind will switch to the north or northwest -- but still only at about 10 knots. At least there is hope.