3 MONTH RACE OVERVIEW

The annual 26nm GA-FL Ocean Challenge Race from St. Simons Island, GA to Amelia Island, FL was held on Saturday, October 18 with 10 sailboats and 44 sailors participating. There were 7 boats racing in the Spinnaker Class, four from Amelia Island Sailing Club (AISC) and three from Golden Isles Sailing Club (GISC). In the Non-spinnaker Class, there were two boats from AISC, and one from GISC. 

It was a picture-perfect day, sunny, warm, light seas with some swells and winds from the E/ESE at 8-10 knots. Slightly more wind would have been desirable from the NE/ENE, however all the spinnaker boats were able to raise their chutes just after the 9:00 am start. Valkyrie was the first Spinnaker sailboat to cross the finish line at 1:06 pm, and Tiger Tale was first Non-spinnaker boat finishing only 10 minutes later at 1:16 pm.