Good morning! Last night saw some epic battles as the last monohulls completed their 800+nm journey. Peligroso & Pyewacket finished just before closing time at the Baja Cantina after playing the inside breeze on Tuesday payed off and shot them well ahead of the remaining Saturday boats.
Just behind them, Taxi Dancer, Destroyer, Grand Illusion, & Medicine Man were knees deep in a jibing duel for the remainder of the race. Taxi Dancer took the outside Wednesday morning which seemed to give them the velocity they needed to seal the deal. Destroyer finished less than 15 minutes after them to correct over ORR-1 and take the lead.
The battle for the next finish was probably one of the most intense match ups of the race. Straight from the finish line:
“An amazing finish. Med Man was leading Grand Illusion into the 1nm check-in by at least 5 minutes. MM got stuck in a hole and GI sailed outside their line. While MM tried to dig out from under the shore and head back offshore, GI on port had to take their stern on a port-starboard situation, sailed right by MM on port and held on to win the finish. MM came in nearly 2 minutes later after gybing back to port to make the line. Just amazing to watch this unfold at the very end” – PRO Dwight Belden
With one more boat, Ticket to Ride, remaining on the course, the Race Committee has extended the time limit for the multihull class to finish until Saturday at 0900.
The trophy ceremony will be held at the Baja Cantina from 5-6pm Thursday night.
