Round the Island race

Light winds out of the east changed to more north by the end of the day. Eight Sunfish, all but three were doubles. Five kayaks and some swimmers showed up for the annual Round the Island race. Paddling is allowed. The sails and mast need to be dropped to get under the one bridge. Usually no wind in the creek for a half the race so paddling is allowed. Jamie and Anna have won the last few years as having a person dedicated to paddling is a big advantage. I sailed well and outdistanced the rest of the fleet but Jamie and Anna paddled the entire race in light winds. We both set a course record but in the end they were 10 minutes ahead of me. I weas ten minutes ahead of the next closest Sunfish finisher, including many that had a paddler on board. We were able to sail a little in the creek this year but I fell in the water before and after the bridge trying to lower and raise the sails and to add insult to injury, the wind was strong enough on the other side of the bridge to capsize the boat just as I was raising the sail. Broke my graphite stand-up paddleboard paddle, which is my secret weapon. Was not able to apddle effectively for the rest of the race.