But there was a photo shoot going on
And there was a (distant) view of the racing
Clay Burkhalter (Rod Johnstone's nephew) is sailing this 4240 miles alone across the Atlantic
Acadia went in before all the KWRW boats were hauled
Clay is forty two (going across the ocean in a boat whose length is half his age)
Just a light air practice sail for now
James McDonald (PASSION, of Bermuda) won the Middling award, finishing 16th
Carl Gitchell gets the Family Award (two pairs) for finishing 11th
Top of the Newbie Class was BLINK (Steve Howell) also sailing with family
JAVA (Chris Groobey) was tops in the Mixed Gender category
Fourth overall was SAVASANA
MAX POWER (3rd) moved up this year
The second place team was CONVEXITY (Don Wilson)
Tom Coates brough a slew of kids with him to accept the first place trophy
Saturday at 9 a.m.
There were still a dozen boats not hauled
Tent needed to be empty by early Saturday
Bobcat pulls the poles one-by-one
Poles come apart
Last pair (six altogether)
The trailers are picked up
Fencing and poles and banners
By 11:25 tent is completely down and you can see the market in the background
The side poles come down and the stakes pulled
I was "helping" SLAM pack up all their fleece and displays
"G-Pa, why can't I go to Key West", asks Grace, age 5 months
"I'm first," says Rilee, age 4.