We had our C&C out on the bay for DI Race. We had already finished the race and were headed back to Fairhope, just south of Middle Bay Light, when the storm hit. It was a tremendous. It struck quickly and winds were sustained 36-58+ knots for about 30 minutes. Naturally we had all our sails up and getting them down was a challenge but we did with minimal damage. I felt very confident that the boat would hold up just fine to the conditions, it was my crew I was most worried about! All came through just fine.
Here is a video that one of the participants put together if anyone is interested. 57th Annual Dauphin Island Race <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByYHCPWZD-L5b0s0am1KN3l6Tm8/preview> Tracy Hirsh Ogopogo 1989 C&C 37+ Fairhope AL On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I hope none of our C&C buddies got caught in the mess. 2 confirmed > fatalities. It's a long running race across Mobile bay to Dauphin Island. > An afternoon thunderstorm freakishly turned into a full-on tropical > depression with reported gusts up to 70 mph. > > Our thoughts are with the families. > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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