CAD Districts July 11-12

The lure of sailing in the ocean and good competition (30+boats) was enough to entice Allan and I to take our teams up to Ocean City, NJ for the Central Atlantic Districts, held this past weekend. Ocean City Y.C. is home to Gidge and Chappy(Mr. Pinky fame), and they did a great job organizing the event and providing ample entertainment and libations.

Oh, and how was the sailing you ask? Saturday goes down as one of those days that you wish you could repeat throughout the sailing season, just about perfect! Three races were held in the ocean in a building southerly, first race wind about 12 knots, second race 15 knots, and third race 18 knots. Yes, the downwind legs in the third race were awesome. Surfing and planing, everyone came in from racing with big(s---a--) smiles on their faces. That's all I will remember from the weekend, though here's a snapshot of other regatta highlights. Blimp overhead,two boats capsize and break their masts, helicopter rescue, pork rolls, the long tow to the course, O.C. is a dry town?/?, dancing on Saturday night, current ripping through launching area, drifter on Sunday.

Like I said, Saturday was awesome . Allan and his team of Katie and Sarah Mergenthaler sailed great and won the regatta. My team included Todd Johnson and Sarah Evans and we sailed well, finishing fourth. I look forward to seeing everyone next week as we go back up to Jersey for the ACC's.