Twin Bridges Fiasco

This race was sponsored by AYC, the concept born during the Pandemic.  Race rules allow only two people on board each boat with two marks that must be rounded to port in either order.  Two drop marks are placed by the R.C. - one by the Bay Bridge and one by the Severn River Bridge - just past the Naval Academy.  Rules allow you to round these marks in either order.  

My son David Harris and I raced our DS.  We had five DS on the line and we were the first Fleet to start.  We decided to start on a broad reach at the pin which turned out to be a great strategy. We stayed high for a bit and then set our chute and headed to the Bay Bridge mark which we could not see.  For quite awhile we were in first place and yet Erica Seamon and her Dad Ken Seamon aboard Seamonster were hugging the western shore and I thought perhaps they were going to get to the mark first - which we still couldn't see!  Matt White and his daughter in their DS Bluebird came along side us and asked us "Is that it?" Unfortunately we couldn't see what they were seeing!  Ah well - we rounded that  mark in third.  The wind  shifted and came up nice throughout the race and after honoring the shoal pole we headed up the Severn River to the second mark, gybing our spinnaker several times along the way.  We then had to tack back upwind to the finish. The R.C. did an awesome job.  

What a great day it was - my son David and I really enjoyed it.  We will definitely plan to race in the Twin Bridges Fiasco again!