Many cruising sailors race during the season back at their home ports and when they
go cruising they sometime welcome a chance to do some racing in beautiful surroundings.
Sailboat races are held every two weeks down here outside of Hopetown and two boats
from our marina decided to join ten other boats for the race so other people from the
marina volunteered as crew on the two boats. We had a great time getting ready for
the race and competing on a very windy day. The competitive side of the racers showed
as equipment needed for cruising was stripped from the boats to lighten them to
"racing" form. The important thing of course was the fact that our boat (Jim and Ann's)
won bragging rights in a close well-fought battle. The local sailing club hosted
everyone afterwards for a nice post-race get-together, serving some wonderful fish
and chips.
Cleaning the bottom of our boat with a brush
even though our boat wasn't in the race. Both
boats in the race cleaned their boat bottoms
to make them faster for the race. The water
is so clear it is easy to see the bottoms.
Jim at the wheel, with Ann during the race.
Notice we were heeled pretty good due to the wind.
The racing crew on "Ubiquitous", all smiles.
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