BYC Port Huron to Mackinac

[Morgan Crewed]

Anyone been watching Natalie J - the Botin 52 in Class A? 

She was in the lead by a good margin, but since 18:30 she as dropped speed to single digits.  Now sailing 35 degrees while the rest of her class is sailing in double digits at 350 degrees.

 

[TripleZeros]

Anyone been watching Natalie J - the Botin 52 in Class A? 

She was in the lead by a good margin, but since 18:30 she as dropped speed to single digits.  Now sailing 35 degrees while the rest of her class is sailing in double digits at 350 degrees.

I came here looking for info thinking the same thing...

 

[TripleZeros]

Although it could just be a huge hole...

 

[Morgan Crewed]

Appears that Natalie J's race is over - heading back in.

 

[zvikingz]

Appears that Natalie J's race is over - heading back in.

Yes but why?

 

[ropetrick]

Just like NASCAR           "It done blowed up!"

Something broke, I hope that no one got hurt.

 

[TripleZeros]

Storm with a bunch of red in it crossed the course about that time. Could've blew up the main? Hopefully just the boat hurt, not crew.

 

[Morgan Crewed]

Something seemed to go sideways on Talisman too.  But they seem back together, on their way at 316* where the rest of the class is heading 335*, but now back of the class.

 

[TripleZeros]

This is a picture from this storm in Port Austin, MI. (Pulled from local news station) Tip of the thumb. Storm was no joke.

 

[Russell Brown]

it looks like Adagio dropped out. Anyone know why?

 

[REW]

broke weld on a rudder gudgeon

 

[Skull and Bones]

Anybody hear what happened to Natalie J?

 

[Monkey]

Anyone know what’s going on near the front of the fleet?  We’re hearing all kinds of attempts by the Coast Guard to hail Vincitore?

 

[ropetrick]

Anybody hear what happened to Natalie J?

Rig issues.

No details yet.

 

[Afrayedknot]

More like rig broken issue. 

 

[BGeff]

broke weld on a rudder gudgeon

That weld was 51 years old!

 

[FINS]

Great race - Storm came in hard and then left. Fun 29 hour race on a J120.

 

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Congrats to all the competitors.  Hats off to the winners.  Good sailors in those parts, and looked like there wasn't a lot of passing lanes in this race?

 

[Fisher]

36 hours elapsed. Averaged hull speed, never stopped. Fastest Shore Course trip for our boat. Managed to sneak between the worst weather. Watched that rotation from the rail just north of Harbor Beach. 

 

[ropetrick]

Second-hand story is that a second spreader broke.  Can any one confirm?

Natalie is at Sassy's, close to Offshore Spars. Will she make it to Harbor Springs?