Charlie Macaulay's “Absolutely” took first in Class D. Photo by Jan Anderson.
me from using the brake too much by trimming for speed on the reach to the finish, keeping the rudder unloaded. All in all, a very pleasant day sailing. Thanks to the crew.” The competition in Class B was
very tight, with only nine seconds separating first and third place. White Cloud took first, followed four seconds later by Jack Rabbit in second, who was followed five seconds later by Wicked Wahine in third. While Snake Eyes took first in Class C
and first overall for the monohulls, just one second ahead of Dos, Pax the Space Spider in the multihull division was first to cross the line in just 4:05:48 elapsed time. Falcon, a Cal 9.2, the last boat that finished, crossed the line at 18:34:50. John Hoag, summed up his boat’s
philosophy of sailing. “I commend Jonathon McKee’s article in Sailing World about sailing with your friends and making sailboat racing fun for everyone. This has been the premise of our program since the early 1980's. Most of us got our start racing on the original Snake Eyes, a Choate 37 owned by Stu Wilson who was gracious enough to let his son Scott and his friends race the boat, accumulating an amazing race record. Time warp 25 years—new boat, same name, Snake Eyes, many of the same crew sailing with friends and family. Snake Eyes won because of the team that sailed her and pushed the boat hard. Our crew does so much to help with maintaining the boat and delivering—it wouldn't happen without them. If you make racing fun, success will come.” Thanks to the Southern Sound
Sailing Society, Olympia Yacht Club, and all the volunteers that made this year’s Toliva Shoal Race a huge success.
Single-handing a Shipman 63 under main and UK Sailmakers Flasher cruising spinnaker on a sprit. — by Peggy Johnson The stories you share are what makes
Race Report so personal. If you would like to share your racing experience with the 48° North community, please contact Peggy Johnson at
seismokid@gmail.com
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