Mike Easton and Tripp Burd on an Infusion won both the elapsed time and corrected time trophies. The winning boat finished in under 2 hours breaking the elapsed time record previously held by Chris Titcomb.
Mike and Tripp did a horizon job for sure. However, the RC shortened the course because at the last minute the Coast Guard closed the area around the statue. They set a committee boat East of the statue about a half mile, so the course sailed was actually not the true course that the record is based on.
We missed the shorten course boat and in fact did go around the statue with no trouble, with several boats following us.
The old record was 2:46 and we finished in 2:43, however that shouldn't count either. I'm sure Tripp and Mike would have still made it in under two hours, but the "record" will have an * after it because of the course change.
Non-spinny boats corrected well as no one could use theirs.
Many wipeouts but everyone made it back early and safe.
