Those who travelled to Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay from as far away as Canada, Oregon, and the Virgin Islands for some heavy air and seas sailing, well lets just say that Mother Nature did not dissappoint. 82 boats ( about half full rigs and half radials and a few brave 4.7s) left the fairly tranquil Clipper Cove, the home port of our host the Treasure Island Sailing Center, to travel west of Treasure Island and east of Angel Island into the abyss. It was blowing 22 knots (I checked) paired with what a person from Michigan would call giant waves (I did not check). The breeze picked up to 26 by the last race, and actually was 33 knots when we left the sailing area. Many racing (and a few, like me, not) could handle the breeze especially on the SCREAMING reaches and the MAUI-like downwind legs. (I never knew you could fill a laser cockpit completely full of water.) After Day 1, in the full rigs, Derick Vranizan of the Seatle Yacht Club was in first, the legendary Tracy Usher (who defies the age argument) in second (St. Francis YC) and David Fagen, of the US Naval Sailing Assoc was in third. For the radials, Adam Deermount of Newport Harbor YC was in first, Max Nickbarg of the St. Thomas YC (VI!) was in second, and Alex Vaught of the Alamitos Bay YC is in third. Natalia Montemayor, of the Royal Vancouver YC led the 4.7s Please remember this is only after one day of three big days of sailing (it is supposed to gust to 30 tomorrow). All I can say after Friday, that the Sierra Nevada tasted awfully good and helped to nurse a wounded soul. Thank you TISC Fleet Captains Steve Orosz, Ralph Pombo, Class President Tracy Usher with amazing t shirt design by Christina Beard. We all look forward to the party tomorrow night if we live that long! RESULTS LINK BELOW
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