After all the excitement of leaving the marina on Friday and waiting for the tsunami to arrive the Banderas Bay Regatta got back underway on Saturday. Roger start was in class C right after the very fast boats and then the catamarans and you do want them ahead of you. They extended the race to three times around the course instead of the stardard two times to give everyone more time on the water.
Roger and crew had a fantastic sail and felt much more competitive than day one. However, as the blog title suggests there was one major spinnaker wrap that almost stopped Di's Dream cold. With Terry and Dave working frantically the spinnaker finally flew free after having to head up into the wind for a good ten minutes. Everyone thought the race was over for the day but with Rog holding a steady course and Leslie releasing the jib sheets on cue Terry and Dave were able to reset the sails like pros!
Without knowing the results of day two racing all I can report is that Roger and crew took third overall in their class! Good job.
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