MacIntosh Newport Bermuda Tuesday (Day 5)

Spent the entire day to the finish with full main and 0.75oz red/white chute.

07:00
BTW 158
COG 155
SOG 8.1
AWA 090
DTW 10.73 miles

In the distance (and on AIS) we could see the 125 ft schooner Spirit of Bermuda:

Durk took the wheel for the last part of the race.

We were being pushed away from the Kitchen Shoals mark that we had to pass to starboard:

Very tight wind angles for the symmetric chute.
Here we are still 6 degrees low of the course.
We moved the pole forward to near the forestay and were able to pinch up:

We passed the Kitchen Shoals mark:

Approaching Kitchen Shoals mark

Are we going to make it?

We did with plenty in the bank

We were 5 miles from the finish: time to radio the race committee.

Guy on the VHF had a unique Bermudian accent "I acknowledge your transmission"
HILARIOUS

This is the call for another boat finishing behind us:

The Spirit of Bermuda was reaching down to the finish line with us:

We were able to bear away slightly and crack the sheets for more speed!

Passing another race mark to starboard:

We had to do a gybe to get to the finish (and NAILED it!)

Then onto the finish line:

Finish Time 09:12:25 EST

We doused the chute and motored back near to finish line to see Spirit of Bermuda finish too:

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We finished 70th across the line of 106 boats in our division

Good enough for 4th in our class of 14.

45th overall in corrected time.