A day at the races.

On Wednesday Sailing Florida had a team building day with 21 guys from an international welding equipment company.  Captain Patrick, Captain Jeff, and I took them out in three of our biggest Hunters: our 41 "Pitch n Roll", the 44 "Summer Breeze II", and the brand new center cockpit 45 "El Primo". 

The captains and crew were all competitive men.  The racing was intense and the finishes close.  I caught this scene as we approached the end of our third race.  It was another close finish. but this time our boat finished last.  It was the only time we didn't win or get second.  

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My crew was unaccustomed to loosing.  Their faces below show that .  For a moment I wondered if there was a Coast Guard vessel close enough to respond to a mutiny.

We came back in the next race to finish second, but we felt like we'd won.  We'd sailed the boat well.  Our last two tacks were textbook and fast!