Finish:
Tartaglino
Jason
Kohl
Ingram
Newsome
Humphries
Langefeld
Carlson
Witte
Raybon

Gold fleet heading out now. Wind has shifted to close to 090 Philip says.

"Nice smooth water"

Finishs Gold
Burd
JC
Tomko
Roots
Spina
Newberry
Batchelor
Marshack
Cope
Pitt


Burd/Easton stood the boat up going around the A mark first lap - "I mean the boat was vertical" but recovered and came back to win it.

Pictures or it didn't happen
These guys love pushing the boat! At HPDO they crashed hard at the finish while showboating for the photographer.

Are there any pictures up?

Unfortunately there don't seem to be any pictures online. It really stinks. Like I said, Phillip is going to try and send me some pics when he can.

Silver fleet back out there, wind has gone to 10.5. Course 6G.

Ingram retired from race "looks like a spin sheet or halyard issue"

Finish for Silvers:
Cope
Newsome
Pitt
Marshack
Carlson
Raybon
Langefeld
Humphries
Witte
Ingram -retired from race (God help me I'm not going to report him as DNF this time!)

I will do my best to get some pics up around 5

UPDATE: philip has over 300 pics from the event on beachcats.

http://www.thebeachcats.com/index.php?module=pictures&g2_itemId=67619

Punk has been holding out on me!

How is Emilee holding up for Nigel? I'm glad to see that Nigel is including his daughter, but I was really surprised to see her crewing in an event like this. I know my 13 year old daughter would not have the strength and stamina to handle a 5 day event, more less handle the spin. Is she able to hoist and douse the spin? I noticed one picture that it appeared that he was doing it. ....don't get me wrong.. I'm not casting stones. I'm glad to see more dad/kid teams and it makes it a lot more fun when I take one of my daughters to a regatta and there are other kids racing. I've been racing with my daughters for 4 years now, but only at certain events on the H16. Not sure my 9 or 13 year old could do more than just be rail meat on an F18.

Finish Gold:
Tomko
Roots
Batchelor
JC
Easton
Tartaglino
Newberry
Kohl
Jason
Spina

Lots of lead changes. Tomko had to cover Roots at the finish to win. Lots of holes all over the course Philip says. Wind is all over the place - its laid down quite a bit apparently and the boat that could find the wind won that race.

She seemed very active from the stills.

http://www.thebeachcats.com/index.php?module=pictures&g2_itemId=67619

Day 2,I think. Start about 7886

I talked with Nigel at Nationals and his daughter doesn't do much on the boat from my understanding, but she does have a good time according to him. He sailed with her a number of weeks ago on an F16 at the GYA regatta.
I have a few more years before my daughter can crew with me. The goal is not to scare the hell out of her before she is ready for it!

I went and took pictures.. unfortunately today's course is way off the beach and i couldn't get any good pics.. but here are some anyway...

Memorial Causeway (driving to Clearwater Beach)



The race (from Clearwater Beach at the Sand Key Pass)
if you look real close.. and squint.. you MIGHT see a mast or 2




From the Hotel on Sand Key

Finishes for Silver Fleet:
Spina
Marshack
Witte
Carlson
Humphries
Ingram
Kohl
Langefeld
Raybon
Jason * - retired

The standings are posted on the Alter Cup web page at USSAILING.

Link to US SAILING http://championships.ussailing.org/Adult/USMHChampionship.htm
check "standings" for current positions.

Sorry Tad. I had run into some issues with the uploads. I had to get the website owner to help out. When I left for racing this morning they were not ready. It's probably to late to call you right now so I will get with you in the morning. Working on todays pictures now.

The hundred dollar question is did I get a picture of "THE STUFF"? Well, I got the second half of it, shooting directly into the sun. I was busy shooting a sequence of JC/Williams rounding the offset (in first) when Jill hollered and I pulled up looking for the expected (2nd boat) and bam!