CDM to Cabo San Lucas Race: #4

The Curmudgeon is sending in reports while he participates on a Jeanneau 52, "Between the Sheets," in Balboa Yacht Club's 800-mile race from Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas (race website)

(Wednesday, March 29) I’ve probably sailed into Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 40 times or more ... but never finished a race like this one. When we crossed the finish line of the Balboa Yacht Club´s 800-mile race down the Baja peninsula, the wind was dead astern at 20-25 knots. The traditional parking lot simply did not exist.

We got to the dock ahead of all the boats in our class, and all but two boats from the class ahead of us (that started at the same time as we did). How did we do in the standings? As of this writing, I have no idea, but with more than 30 knots blowing as I walked off the boat, it is quite possible that the lead we had built during the four plus days at sea could soon disappear as the trailing boats surfed to the finish line.

One thing I do know, however, is that right now I need to check into my hotel and get horizontal. - The Curmudgeon

Note: It is worth a stroll over to the race website to check out the FlagShip Race Tracking solution that was developed by FlagShip Integration Services. Search a boat or a class, and you can get either a graphic display of their progress, or a spreadsheet with the number data. Pretty neat. Click here to view, and below is a map from 6:20 am, with the red line being "Between the Sheets."

Update: The results are now up (Thursday, March 30), and show that the Curmudgeon and his team on 'Between the Sheets' survived the fast finish, wherin they claimed 2nd in PHRF C and 3rd PHRF Overall, and 1st in Americap C and 5th Americap Overall.

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