Rum Race #8 2010: September 4th, LAST ONE

[Bee]

Really a gorgeous evening.  Wonderful sail in spite of learning that we could not fly the 110 as high as the old white 89.  To bad this was the last one.  Thank goodness the weather is not like this year around.  We could not afford to live here.

[SELAH]

Sail #65 is boat "Mental Floss"

[SELAH]

Sail #65 is boat "Mental Floss"

[Frank Tamborello]

It was really a gorgeous evening! Thanks, GBCA, for organizing the Rum Races!

[STuma]

Our start time on Psyched used to be around 7:28 in the old Friday night races.   I recall finishing a few of the rum races around 11:30 ish.  We would get to Crocs just in time for last call (Where Valdos is now), that was before Seabrook Beach Club opened.

I agree, I love sailing these things at night!!  Hopefully this Sat. we can do some night planning on the Melges!!!!!  That would be fun.  Lights on the sail numbers is a good idea.  At least now we have alot of light coming from Fertitaville that we didnt have in the early 90's.

Kev, was that when the engine started or not?

:-)

[Trink]

Pictures from Rum Race #8 are at:
http://www.pbase.com/gtrinklein/2010rr8
A slide show is at:
http://www.pbase.com/gtrinklein/2010rr8&view=slideshow

What a great sunset!

[Trink]

Rum Race #8 time lapse video - see the whole race in 5 minutes. Watch it in HD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsEL1mwEMvQ

[Jeff K]

Man, that boat was hauling the ass!

Was that Mary taking a drink of her beer every 1.2 seconds?

My minds hurts now...

[MaryM]

Yup - that was me, I had no idea that I must have had a case of beer on the first beat until I saw the video!