Wednesday and Thursday Starters See Great Weather

With (mostly) textbook precision, our five groups of starters headed out through the Gate on the FUN race to Hawaii.

With clearing skies and a steady breeze at the start and out the gate, they certainly had more FUN than the starters on Monday, who suffered a very challenging night with minimal wind.  The wind has filled in nicely, with a firm 20-30 knot push forecast and observed, so for some it will be a case of "be careful what you wish for."

Wednesday's crowd included two PHRF divisions, the Multihulls, and an ORR division. The final division, ORR2 started Thursday.

Each of the ORR divisions was a bit on the small side, five or six boats. Like the PHRF boats, they were grouped both by rating and boat style to allow for more competitive sailing. As mentioned elsewhere, each division has had one boat drop out, leading to much fiercer competition within the fleets.

Stay tuned!