Rum Race 07/18/12

Rum Race 07/18/12

Nine boats on the water this Wednesday evening for the increasingly infamous Rum Race. Portsmouth numbers from 65 to 101, wind less than 10 where I was constantly, everyone else seemed to be getting a little better breeze. Upwind to the turning mark and a deep broad reach to the finish. Perfect for Spinnaker boats, not quite enough wind for the catamaran or the Viper to step up, but ideal for the San Juan 21. Spinnakers took the top four places with Fisk and his all girl crew (Emma and Paulie) correcting out over three minutes ahead of Patrick’s Viper which beat the Catamaran by only three seconds. The wind let up near the finish so the differential increased dramatically for those of us that were being slow already. wb

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