Dirty Pool


      Young Matt Payne, who is one of the Race Officials, was napping on the beach while awaiting the arrival of the fleet in Myrtle Beach. Some of the ladies? Did him up just fine – they painted his toenails and put lipstick on him. You just can't trust anybody, can you?


    Here are some of the team Websites

      Lions International – http://www.lions.org
      Outer Banks – http://www.teamouterbanks.com
      Big Brothers, Big Sisters – http://www.bbbsa.org
      Worrell Bros. Restaurant – http://www.worrellbros.com
      Tybee Island – http://tybeeisland.com
      Rudee's Restaurant – http://www.rudees.com
      Pomodoro – http://www.cow.cc/pomodoro
      Chick's Beach – http://www.chicksbeach.com

    One sailors commented, "With all this beating into the wind this year, this should be called the Worrell 1500."


    Team Rudee's Restaurant's cheerleaders, fondly called the "Rudettes" are throwing a series of small parties for all the members of this traveling circus. They are offering sub sandwiches at Hatteras (1st come, 1st served), and there will be a hospitality suite at the 21st St Holiday in Virginia Beach that will be available on arrival.

    A special thanks to a special guy -- Rick Bliss. Usually a racer in this event Bliss is recovering from shoulder surgery. But he just can't stay away. Is he ground crew? You bet! And for nearly every team. Carl Roberts of Lions International called in last night on a cell phone saying his jib track was pulling loose. Bliss jumped to the challenge, even though he was not associated with this team, and met them upon their arrival with tools and parts in hand. Bliss is a true spirit of this sport and this event.

    Here are the results of the Leg from Wrightsville Beach, NC to Atlantic Beach, NC:

    Pos Team Sailors Arrival Time Distance Behind
    1 Pomodoro Hans Meijer, Brian Lambert 19.28.29 00.00.00
    2 Rudee's Restaurant Brett Dryland, Rod Waterhouse 19.28.43 00.00.14
    3 Chick's Beach Randy Smyth, Keith Notary 19.51.42 00.23.13
    4 Tybee Island Steve Lohmayer, Kenny Pierce 20.13.16 00.44.47
    5 Outer Banks John McLaughlin, Peanut Johnson 21.09.13 01.40.44
    Worrell Bros Rest. Clive Mayo, Jamie Livingston 21.23.36 01.55.07
      Turtle Alex Korakis, Scott MacDonald 21.52.18 02.24.50
    Lions Intl Carl Roberts, Todd Hart 22.31.33 03.03.04

    Here are the overall Standings as of this morning (Tues.May 18) at Wrightsville Beach, NC

    Pos Team Sailors Overall Time TimeBehind Leader
    1 Rudee's Restaurant Brett Dryland, Rod Waterhouse 76.01.57 00.00.00
    2 Chick's Beach Randy Smyth, Keith Notary 76.08.49 00.06.52
    3 Pomodoro Hans Meijer, Brian Lambert 78.49.58 02.48.01
    4 Tybee Island Steve Lohmayer, Kennjy Pierce 80.12.11 04.10.14
    5 Worrell Bros. Restaurant Clive Mayo, Jamie Livingston 85.53.07 07.51.10
    6 Big Brothers, Big Sisters Guy Selsmeyer, Tom Powers 91.39.04 15.37.07
    7 Turtle Alex Korakis, Scott MacDonald 92.13.23 16.11.26
    8 Outer Banks John McLaughlin, Peanut Johnson 95.24.49 19.22.52
    9 Lions Intl Carl Roberts, Todd Hart 96.13.05 20.11.08
    They're off to the Graveyard of the Atlantic!

    Randy Smyth said, "It looks like the wind is offshore, so it looks like a spinnaker run to the Cape and then a reach to Hatteras."

    The wind is light and the surf is down. The start was rather uneventful. But that doesn't mean that this leg will be. Stay tuned -- last year was devastating to most of the teams. Cape Lookout destroyed a bunch of team last year.

    This is the first leg that the teams have not had a beat up the coastline. There were a lot of happy faces as the teams were pushed out into the surf.

    Team Chick's Beach drifts in to Regain Lead

    "It was a transition race, it was great sailing until the inlet, then the wind totally shut off at Hatteras and then it was 1 1/2 knots of current going the wrong way," said Randy Smyth of team Chick's Beach upon his first place finish at Cape Hatteras. Similar sentiments were echoed by Brett Dryland of team Rudee's Restaurant.

    It was a Champagne finish however, for team Pomodoro. Both Hans Meijer and Brian Lambert were sprayed with champagne as they crossed the finish line. Hans said "It's great to be here and it's daylight." This is the first time that team Pomodoro has made it to the finish at this leg of the race. Needless to say, no wind transition could dampen team Pomodoro's parade.



    Team Pomodoro Celebrates with a Champagne Toast by Beetle Bailey, Hans Meijer and Brian Lambert at the Cape Hatteras leg finish.

    Here are the results of the Leg from Atlantic Beach, NC to Cape Hatteras, NC:

    Pos Team Sailors Arrival Time Distance Behind
    1 Chick's Beach Randy Smyth, Keith Notary 08.39.11 00.00.00
    2 Rudee's Restaurant Brett Dryland, Rod Waterhouse 09.10.13 00.31.02
    3 Pomodoro Hans Meijer, Brian Lambert 09.13.47 00.34.36
    4 Tybee Island Steve Lohmayer, Kenny Pierce 09.16.28 00.37.17
    5 Worrell Bros Rest. Clive Mayo, Jamie Livingston 10.55.31 02.16.20
    6 Lions Intl Carl Roberts, Todd Hart 11.17.34 02.38.23
    7 Big Brothers Big Sisters Guy Selsmeyer, Tom Powers 11.39.41 03.00.30
    8 Turtle Alex Korakis, Scott MacDonald 03.02.54 03.02.54
    9 Outer Banks John McLaughlin, Peanut Johnson 12.22.39 03.43.28
    Here are the overall Standings as of this morning (Thurs.May 20) at Cape Hatteras, NC

    Pos Team Sailors Overall Time TimeBehind Leader
    1 Chick's Beach Randy Smyth, Keith Notary 84.48.00 00.00.00
    2 Rudee's Restaurant Brett Dryland, Rod Waterhouse 85.12.10 00.24.10
    3 Pomodoro Hans Meijer, Brian Lambert 88.03.45 03.15.45
    4 Tybee Island Steve Lohmayer, Kennjy Pierce 89.28.39 04.40.39
    5 Worrell Bros. Restaurant Clive Mayo, Jamie Livingston 94.48.38 10.00.38
    6 Big Brothers, Big Sisters Guy Selsmeyer, Tom Powers 103.18.45 18.30.45
    7 Turtle Alex Korakis, Scott MacDonald 103.55.28 19.07.28
    8 Lions Intl Carl Roberts, Todd Hart 107.30.39 22.42.39
    9 Outer Banks John McLaughlin, Peanut Johnson 107.47.28 22.59.28