The results don't even begin to tell the story.
85 degrees and 15 knots of warm air blowing across mostly flat water. This was an epic event for our area.
Three minute rolling starts, and F18's starting on the left side of the committee boat whilst the dinghies were trying to finish on the right side of the boat. Throw in a nice current and you've got some intense racing.
The Cats were put on a longer course, but we still passed through the packs of Lasers and other dingies like they were traffic cones. High speed Laser passes were all the rage.
Downwind runs along the beach provided excellent spectator viewing.
The Event Promoters had stated that a successfull event for them would mean 130 boats. We had over 220!
The F18's were mentioned in every article and write up. We had the best location for storing and launching we could have asked for. Show center. Mount Gay Rum was a very GENEROUS sponsor. And Sperry-Top Sider provided great deals and support. I think more than half of the F18 guys were sporting new shoes!
We will start planning for next year right away. There was talk about making this a championship event of some type.
Thanks to all the helped get the class together, and thanks to those that came.
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