After a convincing win last weekend going around ANACAPA ISLAND the AFTERBURNER race crew is now focusing on the Santa Barbara to King Harbor race record.
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<br>The annual race takes place next weekend and if last year is any example the winds can top 30 knots and wreak havoc on the fleet. A Roland 36 flipped last year with Tom Rolland himself aboard. A monohull PENDRAGON 4 (which I was lucky enough to be aboard) broke the overall race record with a time of just over 7 hours for the 85 mile course.
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<br>With any luck we hope to better that record this year aboard AFTERBURNER. (http://www.sailingproshop.com/afterburner4.htm)
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<br>Stay tuned for a race synopsis Friday evening August 3rd if I am REALLY lucky and get to break the record two years in row....
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<br>we hope to see many of you there!
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<br>MM
<br>www.sailingproshop.com
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<br><br><br>Mark Michaelsen
<br>www.sailingproshop.com
<br>(800) 354-7245

Afterburner did set a Milt Ingram record by ~15 minutes, and was fastest to finish by 55 min (a H20 in the beach cat class was next), but she did not "win" the ORCA class, placing second to a Reynolds 21 on corrected time.
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<br>Mike.<br><br>Mike Dobbs
<br>Tornado KC 283 "Double Mint"