Saturday 6th Sept - Racing on the Chesapeake!

An early breakfast was provided by the female members of the crew (Marian, Christine and Pamela) whilst the men (Bill, Mike and David) readied the boat for the day ahead. We motored round from our berth to the downtown quay where the other boats were moored in order to attend the Skipper's briefing. Then we were off to the start line which was way out in the Chesapeake Bay. With a good breeze blowing and a challenging course plus an eager crew we kept up with much of the fleet and surprised ourselves in coming 3rd in class. We didn't ask how many boats were in our class but there were 17 boats taking part which was a good turnout for the club. The day was really hot with temps in the low 90's which was fine whilst we were afloat with the breeze over the deck (the girls stayed below most of the time with the AC on) but when we got back to base it was stifling! In the evening we attended a dinner hosted by the Union League at which our skipper received a framed certificate acknowledging our 3rd place in the race! This was later given by David to Christine, so will no doubt find its way into a place of honour on Shamu!