Thanks to JO and his top notch crew of RC.
Here's JO's report:
Sailboat racing is 90 % mental . The other half is physical . Yesterday , for Ocean 3 , it was the other way around.
Usually we select a day like yesterday ( winds SW 19 - 24 kts , 4 foot seas , serious lumps ) for the season opener . It's a gear-busting , gut wrenching , get - all -of- those- winter cobwebs-out -of - the-way type of race that makes you wonder where you left your golf clubs anyway . This season we waited for Ocean 3 . The good news- you have 3 weeks to fix everything before the SAYRA Regatta , August 7-8 th. ( Need to sign up soon for that )
Think Billy King's Fun Meter was hovering around the #4 hash mark after the second race . It was good to see Eddie Nowell and Rick Campbell on the starting line yesterday , first time this season , hope that didn't scare yall off .
Can't say enough good things about my RC out there , Sterling Powell ,Bob Thomson , Jay Stokley , and David Nance expertly running mark boats , with Arland Whitesides and Jesse Shumway ( Chicago YC ) on Signal .
Congrats to Pierce Barden , Steve Johnston , and Richard Waldkirch in the Lightning fleet , top 3 finishers for the day yesterday; congrats to Martin Willard , Greg Zack and Glenn Walker for their top 3 finishes yesterday in the Laser class .
Next Ocean Race is a ways off ( Sept 18th ) when we plan to have a J 24 fleet joining us .
Good sailing all !
Results Here
