Mike Cullen asked a bunch of Newcastle folks to crew on Coug, a custom Peterson 41.
Mike, Peter, and Andy sailed her from CBYC to PCYC on Friday night
Mike layed down some expectations: we will be racing against many well crewed boats, so experience big boat racing, learn something, and have fun!
Mike (helm)
Tim (grinder)
Mark (grinder)
Bart (mid deck, and spinnaker trim)
Peter (bow)
Andy (Peter's Dad over from Scotland - running backs)
Kevin (main)
Denis (pit)
Harvey (mast)
We had a great time, got the boat moving well.
Going upwind, I wondered how fast we were going: 7 knots!
We were also doing over that downwind with spinnaker.
We were competing against about a dozen other boats, including several C&C 115s, who all give us time.
Trip odometer: 46.30 nm
Moving Avg: 5.9 knots
Moving Time: 07:49:30
Google Earth tracks:
Race 1: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110709-r1.kmz
Race 2: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110709-r2.kmz
Race 3: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12535935/Still%20Time/20110709-r3.kmz
After the race, we were all hot, baked in the sun, and tired.
Thanks Mike of having us out!
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