Last Friday

So, no content this week because, well, we don't know who won. The easy way is to say that Ross won the night with 10 points to our 11. The problem being that there are people who would say that Ross did not cross the line off of Ida Lewis before turning for the barn on the last race. We were unable to get a hold of Phil Cox, our RC, to clarify the situation.

That said, it was a very fun night of racing. In five races there were four different winners and a lot of roundings with boats overlapped. In the first race we rounded the mark behind Kevin Farrar, driving for Oakley Jones, and there were three lead changes during the run and leeward rounding. Yes, there was a lead change during the rounding. We ended up winning that race. Yes, I am writing the write-up so I get to write about the race we won.

In the end everyone had a great night with six boats on the line and some very competitive racing.

Just in case no one had heard, Congratulations to Ross Weene for winning the Newport Regatta and the Atlantic Coasts. Looks like Ross is gearing up for a serious Nationals bid. Josh and I offered him the big bowl for the rest of the summer so he could find a place to put it in his house after CORK but he declined.

I am off to Camden for the weekend and some serious suck-up time with the fam in order to attend the Nationals myself. Good luck to those racing tomorrow night and this weekend in Hull. (the Mecca)

Mark