Bring back the Estuary Race

[BobJ]

I totally would have won RTR if I didn't have to go around a tanker leaving the Richmond Terminal!

Chris King
Puffin
Alden 44

Chris is probably kidding, but this was the principal reason the EBE Race finish was changed to South Beach. The board wanted to avoid what it called the "Bingo effect," where a ship could completely change the race results. As much as I enjoy finishing a race up the Estuary our fleets have grown too large for it. Travieso doesn't experience this because he's at the front of the fleet by the end of the race. (If he still raced Travieso he would get it. In fact, this would solve several issues )

Also, we used to start the race in Potrero Reach - another casualty of our own success. To quote some guy from several years ago: "If I were emperor, all SSS races would be singlehanded."