for the pin end, but there were no collisions this year. We were one of the many who seemed to have a ragged spinnaker hoist. Our fastest speed of the whole race was achieved within ten minutes of the start.” For Dulcinea’s Gardner-Brown,


“Going to Duwamish Head, it did not seem to matter if you hugged the right side or stayed in the middle, the gains and losses evened out by the mark rounding.” Near Alki, the wind shifted more


westerly and boats ahead continued on a northerly course for some distance before jibing to begin the eastward sail to Duwamish Head. We headed northeast


Top: Gary Davis' Thunderbird, “Swan,” takes second in Division I. Center: In Division D, Pat Waters' C&C 115, “Liberte” and Charlie Macaulay's G&S 39, “Absolutley” heading north to Elliott Bay. Below: In Division E, Eric Rimkus' Cheetah 30, “Gladiator,” gets off to a good start.


Previous page top: (left to right) “Liberte,” “Brio,” and “Dos,” leading the pack towards Duwamish Head. Lower left: “Dulcinea” leads this group at the start.


Lower right: Greg Larson's “Lunchbox“ and Glenn Cowling's “Something Special” rounding Duwamish Head Light.


Photos by Jan Anderson.


past Alki Point, where the wind softened and became more puffy and irregular. It was about 1:00 pm as we turned east, dropped our chute, and closed in on Duwamish Head Light in Elliott Bay. The Seahawks’ playoff game had not yet begun, but for the 30 minutes prior to kickoff, football fans had a special treat, watching all the beautiful boats with their colorful kites charging eastward, towards the stadium, and converging dramatically to a point at the mark. The sky was a varied tapestry of silver, white, and dark grey, puffy clouds, with enough bright blue peaking through to remind us what a gorgeous place we are blessed to enjoy.


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