CDM to Cabo San Lucas Race: #2

The Curmudgeon is sending in reports while he participates in Balboa Yacht Club's 800-mile race from Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas (race website)

(Monday, March 27) Bright, sunny skies, short pants temperatures, and 10-12 knots of wind from astern - not quite the adrenaline-pumping, surfing excitement that is the fabric of many Mexican races, but some truly wonderful sailing.

The daily routines have now been comfortably established and for most of the crew, that includes a hot water shower. Our Jeanneau 52 still looks more like a tidy yacht that a balls-out racing machine. Yet we are leading our class in Americap II and are doing well in the fleet standings. The big guys (Magnitude 80 and Zephrus), which started a day behind us, flew by sometime last night, and will get to the Cabo finish line at least a day before we do. Oh well - I suspect our dinner wine is a better vintage.

We will round Cabo San Lazaro early Tuesday morning. I'm pleased with how we are set-up for the critical point of the race, but it's not unusual for that area of the race course to become a giant parking lot with a subsequent re-start for the race. It's important to execute properly . . . which will be our focus for the next 18 hours. - The Curmudgeon

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