One is Enough!

Is there something missing here? Randy Olsen photo.

Goosebump Race No. 4 (Superbowl Sunday) got started with a “bang” for Full Moon crew Art “Packers” Teller, Randy “Not Steelers” Olsen, Daniel “Blue Balloon” Mengedoht, and skipper John “Splice-Nut” Mengedoht as a fitting at the end of the main halyard failed 10 minutes before the start. Unfazed, the valiant crew lowered the mainsail and prepared to race with just the genoa jib!

Performance upwind was reduced somewhat (more so on the short reaching leg) but the wind was strong enough that the difference wasn’t huge. Under the mighty Equalizer spinnaker, Full Moon was fast enough to pass some boats, though taking it back down was a challenge with no mainsail to help block the wind. Poor Daniel (10 years old) struggled mightily to help with the take-downs and at one point we thought he might be pulled aloft (or overboard) by the nylon monster!

In any case, through two laps, Full Moon held her own and still managed to finish about 12th (we lost count…) with 12 boats still behind, including a Thunderbird. Not bad at all!