June 8-9 PSA Moonlight Race

Trip dates: 
Saturday, June 8, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024
Trip length: 
2 days
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
  • Nice shot of INCOMMUNICADO starting
  • Sunset at CBYRA "J"
  • And yes, there was Moonlight
  • Photo finish between DRAGONFLY and OASIS
  • Some of our stalwart RC crew

I was PRO for the club's annual mOOnLIght race,  fun event that ends in a big breakfast party at PSA. 

I knew we were going to lose breeze, so we set a course that would be easy to shorten.  And once again, we went up to CBYRA mark "J" and put up the S flag.  We could see boats not moving over there off Swan Point Bar.  We even talked about the dreaded N flag. 

But then - whodathunkit - completely unfoercasted, a breeze line appeared to the south and 15 minutes later we had a beautiful 6-8 knot southerly, allowing all 18 boats to finish...well, the ones who hadn't already retired. 

There is a god!

We didn't tie up until Sometime Around Midnight (T.A.T.E. reference for anyone listening in 2007) and I finally trashed out in the RAINBOW motel around 1:30 or so.  I'm embarassed to say, I still have not sailed this brilliant little yatchett, but my it does sleep a Party of 1 quite nicely!

Great weekend on the water!