In our class, a cluster of doublehanded spin 162+ boats rounded Southampton Shoal at about the same time. Of that cluster, that opted for Raccoon Strait, Wildcat of Loch Awe got to Little Harding first. However, the Newport 30 Zeehond apparently got there about the same time....I didn't see them... because that yellow spinnaker popped up alongside us on the way back to the Corinthian, and they went 'round Angel Island the other way.
It was a lovely day, and Siento El Viento and the Wildcat had a great race all day. We crossed the start right on their transom. They beat us to Little Harding, we passed them a little before Alcatraz. They held on to their kite a bit longer and got 200 yards ahead at Blossom. They overstood Blackaller and George called the tack spot on, we we had them by 200 yards at Blackaller. We tried different strategies heading down to Angel Island, they passed us and got to Southampton about 150 yards ahead. Then they went a little too close to Angel Island on the way back towards Raccoon Strait and we passed them again, and got to Little Harding 200 yards ahead. They set the kite on the way back in, we didn't and by the time we got to the parking lot down-current of the finish, we were overlapped. Pretty cool!
1968 Selmer Series 9 B-flat and A clarinets
1962 Buesher "Aristocrat" tenor saxophone
Piper One Design 24, Hull #35; "Alpha"