They are trailering to Daytona, not Jax. The owner of the beach access there would not permit the crews with boats on trailers ( all but 4) to cross his property, so there was no way to get the boats down to the beach. He did allow the 4 boats on the beach to use his access to leave, so they...
I sailed the Worrell in 1982 and 83 in Hobie 16's. First time in my life I ever reefed a Hobie main was in 1983 in 30-45 knot winds off of north carolina. ... and no jib.. No way I would have left the beach with more sail up. (The wind came up halfway thru the leg, so we had a bit of fun with...