The first day of the regatta went off without a major catastrophe. Roger and his crew of Terry Willis, Dave Farrington and his wife Leslie navigated the course without a major hic up! Never an easy chore when you are flying the spinnaker or having to jibe it at the mark. I understand that the final take down of the spinnaker was not so pretty but it got done and put away for another day. I am still confused as to the placement of our Catalina 470 in the same class as the much smaller and decidedly lighter J80 but handicaping should help.
I was not on board but still down with Nicholas in the Caymans making sure he was getting bigger. Just as difficult as keeping the palm tree sail flying high.
Day two of the races did not go off as scheduled due to the tsunami warning issued for the entire Pacific Coast. Roger and many of the other race boats did leave the marina in Paradise Village thinking the surge would arrive around one pm. It was much later than expected but did put on quite a show for our friends that remained in the marina. Currents of up to 14 knots were reported at the mouth of the entrance and La Cruz marina trotted one surge of 5 1/2 feet. I will try to confirm this and post an accurate update later. I am sure lectronic latitude will have factual information as Profligate is normally in a slip at Paradise. She was taken out for the duration along with many others. The marina finally reaped around 8:30 last night.
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