Races continue

What a party! I got up at 2AM to take care of a little detail and could still hear our friend DJ, (who is an actual DJ), blasting the music. We saw him today and he said he went until 4AM. Back at it around 10 AM. The town has a year round population of about 50 and is very picturesque.

So, the races. These involve Class C sloops which are small, around 17 feet or so. But they have a lot of sail area and in order to keep from capsizing they recruit very large Bahamians who act as a mobile ballasting system. Very exciting to watch in the high winds yesterday. These races are a big deal down here, and might well be described as the national sport. Everybody is on the shore or in boats watching. Folks coming up from Exumas, down from Black Point and other places as well. And this is just a small race, with the big deal coming U in April in Georgetown. Another interesting bit of info is that there can be big cash prizes, so the sailing is aggressive.

Battery going dead again....

Probably head down to Georgetown tomorrow or Monday.

Best to all, Charlie