Trip dates:
Friday, June 6, 2025
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Sail
Our crew
The competition, paddling away
Only two skippers showed up, so only two (J/22) boats competed. I had Kelly and John on my crew. It was neck and neck for a while, then we shot ahead near Canton and maintained the lead out to the R6 buoy and back to Canton. At that point, the wind died, and both boats were in danger of not making it back to the docks before sunset. The other boat gave up on the wind first and started rocking and eventually paddling. A few minutes later, as they caught up to us, we started doing the same things. We eventually found paddling to a be a bit more effective, brining us up from 1 knot to 2 knots, which was enough to get us back to the docks just before sunset.