Steve; thank you for the report; it was fun to follow your progress; do you have a photo site?
Richard 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584 Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Thorne via CnC-List <[email protected]> To: cnc-list <[email protected]> Cc: Stephen Thorne <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Nov 14, 2015 9:00 pm Subject: Stus-List Pensacola - Havana Race All, we completed the Pensacola - Havana Race on C&C 34+ Dejavu last Thursday November 9th, crossing the finish at 9:36am. We sailed the entire race, only running the engine to charge batteries. We had five total in the crew and ran a helm schedule of two hours on the wheel with another crew keeping them company. The plan was that each person leaving the cockpit would then have a long break. One of our crew became seasick so we sailed most of race with 4 primary crew. Winds were mostly SE and fairly strong at 20 - 25 knts but one 24 hour period with 30+. We were double reefed most of the race and the boat behaved well with little weather helm. Dodging freighters at night in the Gulf of Mexico is part of the race and we had our share of those. AIS is really helpful and better than radar for those situations. We were the smallest boat in the race and took 3rd in Division and 3rd overall. It was great to arrive in Cuba and we had many experiences while there. It is a vibrant land with friendly and curious people filled with unrealized dreams due to the controls the Cuban government puts on its citizens. On Saturday we participated on the Havana Cup Race along with 20 other boats. Only one other boat pointed as high as Dejavu and that was the J130. This gave us a big advantage against much bigger boats but on our final tack toward to finish we messed up a maneuver so we ended up 5th in that race. We are in Key West waiting for a weather window to sail up to Tampa and then later back over to Pensacola. Best to Everyone on the List > Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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