Easter Regatta
26 April 2012 | Bequia, then Grenadines, now Grenada
Ann Willauer, NE 10-15
The day before the Regatta we had the pleasure of taking Charles and Cornelia Brewer for a shakedown cruise. They spend 9 months of the year on Bequia living in a stone structure, Moonhole, carved out of rocks; no doors, no windows, but glorious setting! We experienced this later in the week for lunch, after the regatta.
Regatta dawns with 10-15 NE and our realization that the racing class IS a racing class complete with Kevlar sails etc. Here we were with our simple cruising rig. Well, first day gives us line honors, first over the line, BUT with corrected time: last in class! Fun sailing, but not competitive. Second, day, around the island race, second to finish, moved up to second to last in class! Lay Day on Easter Sunday, which we needed, was a relaxing lunch in Friendship Bay. Monday, last race, we took 2nd by a slim margin and still finished last in class. C'est la vie....