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My wife received a phone call from the RC, I think it was Thursday. They told her that they were calling all the catamarans and small boats to make sure they carried VHF, as they were amending the SI to reflect that, if I recall (they had posted SI at the site and were constantly amending as the...

From Will_R at catsailor.com forums, bold mine: "So, I was in the race; a few details being left out that need to be considered. - The DI race is an 18 mile long distance race; the more "durable" cats tend to race out on Saturday and back on Sunday. The rest of us sail back after finishing. -...

Vibroman described it exactly how it rolled: "As far as I can tell there was no cloud formation visible that would warn people just an increasing darkening overcast. The cold wind off the tops approached at 65 knots! most boats were towards the SW part of the bay so by the time the squall line...

The race began, after an hour postponement, in 18-20 with overcast. My wife, the skipper, asked my crew to put on their jackets, as is her MO, jackets at 15 or better winds. We began the race with reef in, and I was surprised to see how many people didn't reef. The day progressed with continued...