Gary said, “He fell off Froya as they were
trying to reef. We got him beside the high
Corinthian yacht Club seattle
side, then rolled the boat to weather and
yanked him out of the water. The poor
guy had a badly dislocated finger. We
gave him warm clothes and wrapped
Possession Point
him in a spinnaker to keep him warm.”
As she sailed south, tacking close along
the beach, Here and Now passed quite a
few boats and finished first by over 10
minutes.
Hello Gorgeous could not finish
because the boat was firmly grounded
northwest of Scatchet bouy until Vessel
Assist towed her off at about 5:00 pm.
As the boat prepared to round the mark
in large swells and gusts in the mid-
thirties, she was blown broadside into
the shoal area. Jam also went aground
in the shallows just south of Edmonds.
She ran an anchor out, with the help of
photographer Sean Trew. Her ten crew
members tried to grind the boat off, but
couldn't budge her so they had to wait
for a higher tide. Sean Trew earned the
respect of many sailors as he helped look
for a reported man overboard and offered
assistance however he could help.
Dos, the Sierra 26, had quite a wild
ride with waves drenching the crew
and washing everything out of the boat
countless times. Dry suits and Marsupial
pouches helped them stay warm. Sailing
downwind under spinnaker they sailed
low enough to only need a single jibe,
which they executed smoothly. A panel
tore out of the spinnaker, but it held on
another ten minutes until the crew took it
down shortly before reaching the mark.
Crew Stephanie Schwenck said, “After
rounding the mark, we had just sheeted
in the sails and hadn't gotten our speed
up just yet and we just went over. Andy
played the hero stepping on the keel to
“Froya,” Pat Brunzell's C&C 37 seems to disappear behind a wave.
pull Dos upright. ... Yeah, we tipped over,
Photo by Borrowed Light Images.
but we didn't break anything.”
P
ossession Point, the second race Here and Now demonstrated Jim Miller on Madrugador said, “Our
in Corinthian Yacht Club's SLAM impressive seamanship. The crew forestay broke shortly after rounding
Center Sound Series sponsored by successfully flew her spinnaker nearly Scatchet Head. It sheared off at the
Fisheries Supply, brought strong winds the entire run north without wiping out bow tang. We were able to jerry-rig the
and big waves to give competitors a as most did. Sailing downwind under forestay and continue under reefed main
white knuckle ride. Thirty-five knot spinnaker, she stayed upright by sailing and the #4 headsail. A winch handle hit
windspeeds and steep 5-6 foot waves low enough to only require a single jibe. one of our crew in the face as he was
overwhelmed many boats, dousing crew When her spinnaker halyard parted a half releasing the main halyard to reef the
and straining sails and rigs, sometimes mile from the leeward mark, helmsman main and we worried he'd broken his
to the point of breaking. Nearly every Gary Harr managed to avoid running nose.”
participant has stories of hair raising over the spinnaker. On the beat south, The boat Amaretto broke her boom
moments and /or broken gear. Here are Here and Now picked up a man overboard at the Scatchet Head bouy in an
a few highlights: within seconds of his going in the water. uncontrolled gybe caused by the waves
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