Trip dates:
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Sail
The crew looking serious
The Barba Roja on the course
SMSA Summer Invitational. We had a small crew and decided to go non-spin to create a fleet for the other boat that was wanting to do so. Got a clean start, a nice first beating leg, and a great downwind leg going wing-on-wing. The wind and waves built throughout the race, and we had a tough beating leg through the chop and across the channel in the Bay. Our competition retired (didn't want to push a borrowed boat too hard), and we had a lively reaching leg back to the finish. We crossed the line enjoying a fried chicken lunch, much to the dismay of the race committee.
(Photos courtesy of Steven Birchfield & Kristen Gyorgy)