Wind-less wed night race

Trip dates: 
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

Tonight the winds were suppose to be 5 knots, when we motored out to the river near the start, there were a good number of boats but no wind at all. They delayed the race a few minutes, then once it started, no one was moving forward. In fact we started moving backwards due to the tide. We actually put the anchor out so we didn't lose position. After 30 minutes, no one had even crossed the starting line so they called it. I've never experienced something like that before. The good part was we saw a dolphin on the way back to the marina !