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The predicted rain came and went before dawn on Sunday, leaving sunny but chilly conditions behind for Island YC's Jack & Jill + 1 triplehanded race on the Estuary.
The Nelson/Marek 45 Tiger Beetle towered over the other boats, but didn't have enough wind to make good speed. Michelle Diaz's Ranger 23 Rigel is in the background. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
Greg Nelsen's Azzura 310 Outsider, helmed by Greg's girlfriend Kathryn Kade, didn't enter the race or take a "+1" along, but they finished first and got the gun. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
Although the wind was pretty good up near the windward mark, it was light deeper in the Estuary near the start-finish line, so the race committee shortened the double-sausage course after one lap around, making for a 3.9 nm race.
Setting the pole on Solar Wind. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
Galatea, an Aphrodite 101, sailed in the non-spinnaker division and got second out of three boats. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
Kristy Lugent on the Santana 22 Kitten got first in non-spinnaker. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
The thirteen crews returned to Island YC for a chili feed, 45s on the jukebox, and consumable awards.
Kitten's skipper Kristy with Race Chair John New and her prizes. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
Dawn Chesney and her crew of George Lythcott and Steve Bayles and won the spinnaker division on the J/24 Dire Straits. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
The Moore 24 Crazy Eights came in second in the ten-boat spinnaker division. Left to right: owner Aaron Lee, skipper Kim Stuart, crew Kristen Walthour. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
Tiger Beetle's crew of four: Erica Ackerman, skipper Kristen Sotebier, Shufa, and owner Rob Macfarlane. ©2011 norcalsailing.com
Next Sunday, Island YC's Island Days midwinter series begins. See www.iyc.org/racing.html.
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