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received a nice push from the building southeasterly. Ashley Bell aboard Dan Randolph’s Farr 30, Nefarious, recalled, “That after spending the morning standing still in a southerly, a freak 30+ knot easterly sprung up which I swear John McPhail’s J-160, JAM, intercepted and broached in.” As the fleet quickly approached the Duwamish Head Light, the Race Committee was on hand to shorten the course. While we had plenty breeze at Alki, there was none to be found to the west.


Above: “Gardyloo” a Henderson 30, passes the Alki Point Lighthouse on her way to a shortened finish at Duwamish Head Light. Center: Mark and Kathryn Harang’s Evelyn 26, “Nimbus,” sneaks past everyone and takes First in Class and First Overall. Below: Some of the fleets started in a temperamental breeze that died off completely until a southerly breeze freshened. Photos by Jan Anderson.


When asked what was most


memorable about the Duwamish Head Race; Brenda Van Fossen, trimming the new asymmetrical spinnaker aboard Charlie Macaulay’s Absolutely, noted that, “hands down, it was being among great friends and experiencing truly fun competition under a dry winter sky.” by Josh May


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