Race 4 got off to a bad start even before they started. Noryema 4 collided with Zeebonk and dismasted her. The 32' sloop, pictured above, suffered severe damage as her mast was reduced to splinters. Later, in the middle of the race, we heard Charm III call in as she reported to the race committee that she'd had a minor incident with "Kate". As the crewmember of Charm III reported, "...she kept pinching up, pinching up, pinching up and we clipped her rig..." Neither boat appeared to suffer any major damage and continued on racing. We also heard a report from one boat, Spirited Lady, that they'd retrieved their man-overboard...not sure what happened there. And then, toward the end of the race, we heard Velsheda report in that they were quitting the race and heading in. The tone of the crewmember's voice suggested something serious. It turns out Velsheda had inadvertently collided with Ranger, creating some serious damage in the process. As we understand it, Ranger was in the lead and had just completed tacking when Velsheda's captain either attempted an aggressive move to cut in front of her or didn't respond quickly enough to Ranger's turn to tack themselves. Either way, he apparently miscalculated and speared Ranger amidships, denting her hull and damaging her rig. Several of the crew on Velsheda jumped overboard to avoid being hit and both boats had to quit the race and return to the dock. This is the 2nd collision between these two 135' yachts; the other also reportedly caused by Velsheda. Interestingly, many of the larger yachts are professionally captained during these races. We're talking World Cup league captains here. Velsheda, however, is captained by its owner...impressive, no doubt, although his style appears to be wreaking a bit of havoc with Ranger! In the end, Velsheda took 1st place over Ranger's 2nd in their class, despite earlier reports that Velsheda had been completely disqualified from the Regatta.