Wow! What a Friday!

Farr 40s at Acura Key West 2008 including Rod Jabin's Annapolis-based Ramrod.
Photo by Ken Stanek  

Key West -- OK, cutting to the chase: We won our class. We won in the closest possible way. We won be coming out on top of a tie-breaker. We won only after sailing a solid final race and taking the bullet.

I am in the Key West airport. Still pretty sore. Very fired up. More than a little bummed out by this flight schedule because I am leaving so soon after winning and it's going to be a fun night for our team. After the way this week has unfolded I know there will be some steam to blow off.

Today was a classic. Not just for us but for the whole regatta. As previously reported, the week has been strange and challenging. Never before, in the 21 year history of Acura Key West, has there been anything other than a one-race Friday. Get 'em out there. Run 'em around the course. And get 'em in early so they can make their flights, take the boats apart, etc... This year was very different. With only five races on the score sheet heading into Closing Day, event organizers sent us out into the 15 to 22 knot northerly an hour early. And they pushed us through three very solid races. That's right. Three. On Friday... We sailed two four-legged courses featuring 2.0 mile legs and then a five legger with the same distance.

After eight straight days of focused sailing, tomorrow is a rest day and I will work on a more detailed report (and some photos, I promise). Stay tuned.

-DSG

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