Dear Nigel,
Dear Nigel,
I was there! I stopped by your boat a couple of times Friday evening, but didn't see anyone aboard. I was moored at the Wharf Street dock. (There were six boats moored outboard of me, I didn't sleep well Friday night!). I was there a couple of weeks early, having sailed up in the Oregon Offshore (
www.cycportland.com). Based on the results of that race, I probably wouldn't have been much of a threat to you!
I didn't end up sailing the race for a couple of reasons, but I was there and sure enjoyed the ambience of Victoria and the docks. I sailed to Dungeness Light Saturday night, and into Port Angeles on Sunday, by myself. So I listened to the position reports, and generally enjoyed the race vicariously.
Once again, you appeared to have a great race. Congratulations on a terrific finish. Did you see the write-up on the Swiftsure website (
www.swiftsure.org) where one of the competitors in a Catalina 27 was talking about trying to catch you? Pretty dog gone cool.
Nice job. Maybe we will cross paths next year.