We just received a report that the first boats rounded Fowey Rocks at about 3:00 p.m., and Team Tybee is in the lead.

Fowey is about 30 miles south of the starting line in Hollywood, so they are averaging about 10 mph.

Wind is still about 7-8 mph out of the east-southeast. Looks doubtful or marginal for using spinnakers on the way back to the finish.

Rick says if it were him, he might consider reaching out and using the Gulf Stream current for a ways, and then maybe popping a spinnaker back in to the finish line.

Great to know, Mary! Thanks so much. Your and Barb's Hotline updates will be an incredible asset. I've spent the last hour and a half uploading photos and an update with a ridiculously slow connection qand so am more than ready to get back down to my Ground Crew on the beach and give them the news.

First boat to finish at Hollywood was Team Tybee at approximately 4:20 (unofficial time), followed about 7 minutes later by Team Morada (the lone Nacra 6.0 in the race). Third boat is approaching the finish now.

Okay, third boat in is the Marstrom 20, and the fourth boat is Windy Hill.

None of these first four boats were using spinnakers, but the next three or four approaching the finish ARE flying spinnakers.

The wind is still pretty light.

Here are some more finishes:

5th in is Sailmax 1
6th is St. Louis
7th is Pirates
8th is Key Sailing
9th is Sailmax 2

Last two boats are Spacecoast and Velocity, in that order. And that's confirmed.

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Where's the "Blade" can anyone see the "Blade" Robi can you see it! Wouter can you see it from way over there! I just can't see it!

Apparently, results will not be posted on the tybee500 website.

Latest word is that the results will be given to Rick to post on this website. They will either be included in his stories or there will be a link to them -- depends on what format the race committee is using for the results.

Rick's stories and pictures should be ready to view any minute now. You will find them on the catsailor.com home page.

Results will have to be added later -- we haven't received them yet.

The blade doesnt rate good enough for the race. I think its a conspiracy to NOT let the Blade run in this race. Folks are TOOOO SKEEERD!

Monday, May 9:
The boats have all started in a 5-7-mph breeze out of the east-southeast.

Everyone was flying (or trying to fly) spinnakers. Team Tybee had a clean start with spinnaker set and had a half-mile lead before the next boats got going. Several boats had problems getting their spinnakers up. It was five minutes after the start before the last two boats got them flying.

Results are now posted from yesterday. See Rick's morning story on our home page. Right now the link to the results on the home page is not working, but there is another link to the results if you click through to Rick's story, and that results link works. Rick will try to get the link on the front page working when he gets a chance.

He will be uploading pictures soon, so keep checking our home page.

first boat to Singer Island 1:05 pm. Can't make it out but no other boats in sight.



Seas 1'-2'; wind 8mph out of the SSE; air temp 80; water temp 78; sunny and the boat should be running spinnakers.

Are you sure that isn't a rental boat or a private boat not in the race?

I was just kidding, that is why I put the picture in. That boat is the "Mariah" about 35'.

I am working out of my balcony so I will have the results as they pass here if I can see them.

1st- Coconut Grove
2nd- Team Tybee
3rd- Sailmax 1
4th- Key Sailing
5th- Morada
6th- Pirates
7th- Sailbiz ll
8th- Spacecoast
9th- Windy Hill
10th- St Louis
11th- Velocity

Rick is at the finish line at Jupiter Beach, and seven boats are in sight, all flying spinnakers. It's light air, 4-5 mph, and it has shifted more to the south, so better for the spinnakers.

Is that Carla Schiffer in 1st?

Don't know. Could not find any pics of their boat to verify.

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The first three boats have finished, all within about 30 seconds of each other.

Carla Schiefer/Clive Mayo on the Marstrom 20 finished first.
Sailmax I finished second.
Team Tybee finished third.

Tybee broached in the surf and ended up the wrong side of the finish flag and had to get the boat around to finish properly, but it did not affect their finish position (just the time).
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Six more boats about 10 minutes away from the above finishes.

The rest of the finishes for Monday:
4th -- Key Sailing
5th -- Pirates
6th -- Morada
7th -- Sailmax II
8th -- Spacecoast
9th -- Windy Hill
10th -- St. Louis
11th -- Velocity (not yet in)

Funny, I was checking on the "who's online" button earlier (about 2 oclock) and I saw MauganH17 there. Hmmmmm, Maybe they stopped to check the race updates.

one of our ground crew was using my treo to check the updates. He was worried about us. Long day, will write more when I get home.