That was a great day in hindsight. Our boat was not ready in time to make the race so I helped a little around the Club.
David you had to be really flying on that F18, hats off to you on a great effort. To beat the RC30 (which broke the record)is truely an accomplishment. Meaning you set an F18 record, ( actually, a record of anything short of 30 feet record elapsed time wise). I was stunned to see the Waves doing so well.

What surprised me the most was the reaction from all of the sailors finishing. Everyone I spoke to had a great time and a ride to remember. I would have never thought folks would be that upbeat given the weather. Real wind trumps all.

As proof of that, 115 registered. 82 boat chose to start and 70 finished the race. Only 12 broke down to the point they could not continue. We had numerous stories of broken tillers, booms, riped sails and yet they still finished.

Hats off to all that finished and those that tried. I also want to thank those that chose to not race. If you are questioning conditions and your boats capabilities and then choose to bow out, that is a tremendous help to all if the worst had happened. I would second guess no one who decided to sit that one out.

So another mono hull wins the Mug Race. As a cat sailor I think this is a great thing for sailing the Mug Race. The reason for the reverse handicap start was to allow other boats a chance to "win" (first to the finish line) the Mug Race, not just the big cats. A really great race this year, can't wait till next year.