Exhausting and exhilarating is the way I would describe long distance sailboat racing.
We finished the race but out of a fleet of 45 boats, 22 didn't, and I don't blame them. The race started Saturday in a misty rain and by that night we found ourselves in bad weather with a major storm system to the South of us, and another one to the North. A number of boats were caught in them, and many dropped out then and there. Thank God nobody was hurt.
We experienced every kind of weather you could imagine, fog, rain, gusts, storms, and sitting with no wind, a hot sun, and biting flys.
But sunrise off the Door peninsula is a beautiful thing whether you've had 2-3 hours of sleep or a full night. And making it though Death's Door and knowing that our destination was only a few hours away really lifted our spirits.
We finished 2nd in our division, 13th over all. But more important was knowing that we had done it.
Bill
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Congratulations! You were probably too busy, but if you happen to have any pictures of the event (or even the boat), I'd love to see them.
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