A great new race in Hampton Roads. It was great to win our fleet going away. Third overall.
From SBRNYCU
TRIPLE TUNNEL TERROR inaugural event - quells the terror in fine fashion! Danger Paws (Melges 24, Neil Ford and Lis Biondi) finished first overall. Wairere (Thompson 30, Pete Hunter) was second overall, and Roundabout (J24, Alan Bomar) was third to cross the finish line of the 22 nm, stagger start/pursuit race. Thirteen (13) of 16 starters finished the race (7 PHRF A, 3 PHRF B, and 3 PHRF C). In a pursuit race the individual boat start times take into account the boat’s handicap rating; thus, fostering the theory that all the boats (no matter their class) will finish at the same time. The TTT race allows racers the choice of order and direction of mark roundings. Saturday morning brought “slick as glass” conditions in the start area (Hampton Roads harbor), but patience was rewarded when eventually a nice breeze filled in early-mid afternoon. For most, if you got up the [Elizabeth] River early on, you were just that. . .up the river. Of the three top boats, the M&M was the first mark rounded by Danger Paws and by Roundabout. Wairere chose to go to the Midtown Tunnel mark first. All three left the HRBT as their last mark before finishing. TTT visionary, event chairman, and race chairman: Greg Cutter. Kudos! Look for CCV Racing to add TTT to their schedule of races next year (2022) and probably beyond.