All seems right in the world when the biggest boat in the fleet finishes first; but it was close!
We really would be remiss if we did not recognize the great race Kinetic V had... They led 99% of the race, only to sail into a monster hole 100 yards from the finish. Both Kinetic V and Rage had a wicked time fighting the ebb tide at Race Rocks... It really was the difference in the whole race! That allowed the A2 boats to come on strong, most notably Free Bowl of Soup, in full stealth mode, swooped in at the end with 5.5 knots of boat speed, caught up to almost everyone stuck in the hole, and saved their time handily... Mmm, Mmm, Good!
Kinetic V, Rage, Anam Cara, Panama Red, Time Bandit, and even Free Bowl of Soup all had a chance at the line honors... It was a great pre-dawn finish to the 2016 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race!
Here's a screen shot just before the finish of the 2016 CYC International Yacht Race! It was anyone's race at this point. Anam Cara is also just out of shot, with Free Cup Of Soup coming on STRONG at this point. The Soup was definitely cookin' in the home stretch!
Elapsed Times For The 2016 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race:
1) Rage - 2 Days, 4 Hours, 27 Minutes, 15 Seconds (elapsed time)
2) Time Bandit - 2 Days, 4 Hours, 33 Minutes, 3 Seconds (elapsed time)
3) Panama Red - 2 Days, 4 Hours, 34 Minutes, 54 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Kinetic V - 2 Days, 4 Hours, 59 Minutes, 39 Seconds (elapsed time)
THESE GUYS HIT A WICKED HOLE AT THE FINISH*
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Anam Cara - 2 Days, 5 Hours, 6 Minutes, 28 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Rain Drop- 2 Days, 6 Hours, 35 Minutes, 53 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Hana Mari - 2 Days, 7 Hours, 3 Minutes, 39 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Blade Runner - 2 Days, 7 Hours, 12 Minutes, 7 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Night Runner - 2 Days, 7 Hours, 41 Minutes, 51 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Turnagain - 2 Days, 10 Hours, 2 Minutes, 14 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Bum's Rush - 2 Days, 10 Hours, 52 Minutes, 29 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Canard - 2 Days, 10 Hours, 58 Minutes, 11 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Wy'East - 2 Days, 14 Hours, 38 Minutes, 25 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Yahtzee - 2 Days, 16 Hours, 43 Minutes, 4 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Souffle - 2 Days, 17 Hours, 6 Minutes 37 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Makai - 2 Days, 18 Hours, 46 Minutes, 17 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Cool Change - 2 Days, 19 Hours, 1 Minute, 46 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Blue Martini - 2 Days, 19 Hours, 17 Minutes, 30 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Aja - 2 Days, 19 Hours, 50 Minutes, 14 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Passepartout - 2 Days, 19 hours, 53 minutes, 5 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Cantata - 2 Days, 19 hours, 55 minutes, 2 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Lady Eileen - 2 Days, 22 Hours, 58 Minutes, 16 Seconds (elapsed time)
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Thirsty - DNF
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Abstract - DNC
