This was my first Sailboat Race, Singing River Yacht Club's Ice Breaker Regatta. Captain Mike Fisher sent an invite to the DeepWater Mafia group looking for a crew, so I quickly opted in on it. Also onboard was Brian Bounds (Scarface), Skip Roberts (Salty Bones), John Kidd, and Mike's son-in-law TJ Jackson.
We were onboard the "Tres Ninas", a 40 foot Hunter docked at the Pascagoula Inner Harbor. We departed around 8:30 and got some lessons from Mike before the 10am Race which started near the Pascagoula Park Pier. Most of the crew really didn't have much sailing experience, especially on this size a vessel, and only Captain Mike and TJ had ever sailed on this vessel. Mike did a great job instructing us and making things happen. We were given this Chart to show us the points for these courses which actually changed 3 times. We ended up running courses 1 and 3, each roughly 8 nautical miles. Also there was a Committee boat there to issue flags and horns to signal the start and finish of each race. Since all the boats were different, these Ratings were determined and although there are several boats listed, only 5 boats showed up to race. This was a free race and there were no awards besides bragging rights. We ended up finishing 2nd in both races and 2nd overall. Click Here for Race 1 Results and and here for Race 2 Results.
