It was a tricky day of sailing here in Long Beach. The Santa Ana reared it’s ugly head for most of the morning putting us in postponement as hot sand blew off the beach in 25+ knot puffs. We waited until about 1pm before the breeze finally started to moderate and swing to it’s final seabreeze direction some 180 degrees from the start of the day. We managed to give Gavin Brady a red flag penalty in the start of the first race of the day but a very shifty race course allowed him to clear it and get back in the race. A bad start in the second race squashed our hopes of making the finals. We met Johnnie Bernsson in the petite final and lost in a split start in race one and led in race two but lost in a drifter across the line as the breeze fizzled out. We watched Francesco Bruni beat Gavin Brady to win the 2010 Crimson Blazer and Congressional Cup with his Team Azurra to much fan fare. The Long Beach YC put on a great show with their massive squadron of 300+ volunteers and staff. We are indebted to our hosts and the club for their great hospitality. I look forward to doing another Con Cup in the future.
Next event is the CISA Clinic back in Long Beach and then Stars in Nassau.
Brent Burrows
See you at the NYC when you get to Nassau! Any chance I can get a quick interview with you for my website when you arrive? (http://www.SailFast13.com)
