July 10 - Reefin Race

Trip dates: 
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
  • god's flashlite
  • Futility Point
  • Did NOT get the money shot of 31+

Boy, talk about contrast!  Last night we had nuthin,' this evening we had plenty!

TPML2 had 22-25 gusts to 32 and that's about what we had in the Magothy for the Wednesday Night race.

I took a kayak out to see what the breeze looked like in the river, but after about 90 seconds of paddling in the headwind, just around the point, off of the south side of the club, I gave it up.  I made about 20 feet and said OK, I give up. 

It continued honking when I got to INCOMMUNICADO and did not let up all night.  We went off with a reef and a 3, shook out the reef downwind and, in an unprecedented move, DID NOT put up a chute.  I think we still got a 2nd. Great night but not drinking, due to being on Doxycycline for a nasty deer tick bite, it was a little harder to decompress and no where near as much fun.