The Anchorage Cup is a 15 nautical mile race from Grand Haven, MI to Holland, MI with a gate at Port Sheldon. 78 boats competed in several divisions. We were in the JAM 3 division. My brother Steve flew here from Jacksonville, FL to crew and my friend Tim Klaff crewed as well. Steve and Tim are accomplished sailors. We had a tremendous time together and I would not have been able to pick a better crew. It was a day of ever-changing winds and weather. We had rain, sun, cold, wind, calm and more calm. Of the 78 boats that started, only 2 made it to the official finish line. The finish line became the gate at Port Sheldon. We were the 4th boat in our division to reach the gate. Although two boats that beat us to the gate, they retired from the race (i.e. quit) but we were still the 4th place finisher. Bummer for us! Still a great time!
A pic of the crew and boat prior to departing for the starting line
Motoring up the Grand Haven channel facing West
Racing numbers 168, a new addition to our mainsail
Facing East, some of the boats heading toward the starting line
"There must be wind somewhere!"
Just chillin...literally!
A pic of the crew and boat prior to departing for the starting line
Facing East, some of the boats heading toward the starting line 
"There must be wind somewhere!"
Just chillin...literally!
No comments:
Post a Comment