[quote=charlescarlis]Ok, wow! Nice venue and spot to sail. Had a ball, despite Saturday's squall that came through. Quite the carnage... Since we were down the course, had no choice but to finish. Then the rain came, and then the wind! It was full on survival mode. We cranked it in, flattened everything and struggled for a bit. Hit 20 knots for about 30 seconds and settled into about 60 second patches of 18/19 knots on the way back, never really getting below about 10-12. Went from REALLY crappy start to 3rd, corrected I think. That old 21 was made for that stuff. Oh, this was with 3 rather "developed" guys. I wouldn't ever do that on purpose, don't having survived...was pretty intense. Had to backwind the main to keep it down. Lots of struggles to keep up with the very intense wind shifts. But, that ride back with the spray, waves crashing across the bow and absolutely flying was cool. Started out light, those first 5-10 miles, but once it turned on, man!
We sat out Sunday and played with our lovely brides, taking turns sailing down the sound and finally having a wonderful dinner out. Completely wiped.
Was it worth the 10 hour drive? Heck yes!
The pagodas did a great job accommodating everyone. Great job.[/quote]
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