DS NACR held out of Severn Sailing Association. 19 boats from all over U.S. to include Florida, California, Ohio, Virginia,, Massachusetts, and Maryland.
Wednesday, 8/25/21 was the practice race and we concluded racing on Saturday, 8/28/21. Each day we were able to get races in despite the light breezes.
I crewed aboard the DS I own - Morning Glory DS # 13160. Bonnie Urban was the helmsperson - a women I have sailed with off and on for years. We had raced together in the 2018 DS NACR at SSA - I skippered in that regatta and she crewed for me.
This time we did great! We were in 5th place heading into the last day and then encountered a northerly breeze which we struggled a bit with. The shifty winds and the current were a lot to contend with and we truly gybed way too much going downwind in an effort to find wind.
Overall we did great though and came in 8th our of the 19 boats competing. We were quite satisfied with that and truly had a fabulous time out on the water. It was a great regatta which was put together by DS Fleet One which I've been a part of since the mid 1980's.
DS NACR 2021 Morning Glory rounds offset mark