We were all together, Wayne and his M17 was in position, so we headed for the start line.
Hey, how come Wayne is heading back?
You can't see it very well, but there was a bit of chop, and the waves lifted his M17 up in the air and then dropped it, banging his rudder on the bottom.
This cracked thru his transom, and he started taking on water, so it was time to head back to the ramp.
We sailed around a bit, and Ken started going upwind to round the mark before we were going to start the race.
Waves are so hard to capture in photos. This photo shows a hint at how rough it was, Ken obviously thought this wave was a little too high, so he is cutting a little off the top.
DOH! Capsize!
The mast was buried in the mud, so Chuck un-stepped it, righted the boat, and collected everything together.
Without a leeboard, he was out of the race. The boat does sail good enough without a board, so he could have sailed back if he wanted to. Maybe someday we will run a rudder only race...
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