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Carinthia with code 0 at the start
This race was across the Florida Straits from Miami around Great Issac and Stirrup Reef and down to Nassau. This year our Bayview Yacht Club dock neighbor and fierce competitor Hot Ticket elected to do the race with us. The wind was out of the northeast at 12 knots but it soon proved that a code 0 was in order. When we rounded Great Issac we turned about 20 degrees to the right and went to a 3/4 spinnaker.
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| Wind conditions and path for the race |
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| Spinnaker Change |
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| At least it is warmer than Detroit - Spence Colpaert, Nicole Neely, Clemens Lorscheid |
Hot Ticket then put up their .6 oz and at that point we caught up and rolled her. But as long distance races go it was not over as the wind clocked some more. After dark we could see Ticket catching up and we went to our .6 runner but it was not enough. She rolled us and continue to pace away from us. It turns out that this 4 year old spinnaker was just too porous and we just could not get enough juice to keep up. For us this was a two boat race and this is one we wanted to beat her. In all Ticket finished 8 minutes ahead of us. But at least the conditions were great...full moon, steady breeze, and temperatures in the 70s.
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| Paul Falcone |
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After rolling Ticket the wind started backing
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| We finished just behind the "other" Hot Ticket |
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| Finish in front of Nassau Lighthouse |
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| Ticket's finish just ahead of us |
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| Its all about the party |
Crew members: Nicole Neeley, Paul Falcone, Jim and Cynthia Best, Karl Kuspa, Clemens Lorscheid, Jim Dalessandro, Spencer Colpaert, Lance Smotherman
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| However the fishing was pretty good on the delivery back |
Life is Good!
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