A lot has happened since my last post.
I competed in my first moth regatta. It went about as well as I expected. Had some good moments, including rounding the top mark in second with a pretty big gap between me and the guys behind me (that ended when my vang blew up on the downwind.), and also had plenty of mechanical issues. The second gantry is holding up well so far, it does everything it's supposed to and hasn't self destructed yet. Richard won, and Paul came in a close second after driving all the way down from Santa Cruz. Karl's boat showed some impressive speed at times as well, I'm excited to see the further development of the tilt-a-whirl. Here's some pictures:
In other news, Chinchillazilla#2 was launched. Bobby worked almost non stop to get it done after getting back from South Africa. There wasn't much wind for the launch, but it floated, which is good. Richard took some pics:
The boat looks great!
Next up is the Turkey Day regatta in a couple of weekends. Should be great and we're hoping to get some of the mothies from San Diego to come up.
Congrats on getting the second Chinchizoola in the water! Is that the skinny Dyneema netting for tramps? I was thinking about giving that a shot next season. Any advice? No floaties? What a man! - John Z
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