Solid Gold!

Quite a few boats turned out for Pajama Night.

Every once in a very great while, Full Moon ends up perfectly positioned for a start and so it was for the Pajama Night Duck Dodge. Crew Randy “Extra Credit” Olsen, Michael “Green Fleck” Medina, Marcelle “Take Down” Van Houten, Daniel “Foredude” Mengedoht, and skipper John “Smokin’” Mengedoht nailed the timing close to the Committee Boat and enjoyed a straight shot in clear air to the Freeway buoy, putting distance on the entire third start fleet.

Cap'n John loves leading the fleet!

Full Moon then enjoyed a nice, consistent breeze and only a few tacks to the Aurora buoy, increasing our lead and passing some second-start boats. Once around, Daniel did his first tour of duty on the foredeck, with supervision by veteran Randy. With the Equalizer up and flying well, Full Moon not only pulled even further ahead but passed still more of the second start boats.

Full Moon has the blue, white and black spinnaker. All the boats in front are from second start!

After a conservative take-down approaching the AGC buoy, it was time for a romp to the finish line and a horn for first place! While the J22 Freedom and a boat with a wide green stripe stayed somewhat close on the first leg, it was a different story at the finish, Freedom taking second a full five minutes after Full Moon. Great starts always help a lot, but this was amazing!

Daniel snags the coveted gold duck sticker from the Committee.