Tonight my Dad, John Green, and I raced in the OYC Wednesday night race series on a Corsair 750. My Dad sails this race weekly, but this was my first time tagging along. It was a blast to get out there on the Oakland/Alameda Estuary. After all, this is where I learned to sail. As a child I spent many a days dodging cargo tankers in an small El Toro. Hell, I nearly sank the damn thing once or twice out there, but that's another story.
It sure was nice today to race in a friendly low key situation for a change. Often times races are so intense that the crew ends up wanting to kill each other before they cross the finish line. Due to the tight quarters of the estuary, we were practically be on top of our competition, which gave us plenty of opportunities to yap it up with them. To top it off we came in first, and just in time for a beautiful red and gold San Francisco sunset.
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