Well my back is no better, and I am stretching so that we can enjoy the festivities. Several people are calling the organizers regarding the schedule, and I believe that they were still working on it!! It doesn’t matter, we’re on island time. One person got a little nasty after one of the cruisers commented that “you’re in the Bahamas, relax”. In truth, it did not matter. It was a beautiful sunny day, with 10 – 15 knot winds. We sat on the boat and waited for the first race between the Bahamian boats. These boats are all wood including the mast and boom, had one large sail and 5 crewmen, with boards that extended over the side and the men would crawl out to provide ballast. It turned out that we were anchored at finish lines for both races. From our vantage point we got some great pix and videos.
After the first race, we motored to the beach, and even though my back was still a little sore, we walked around. We looked at some of the crafts they were selling and nothing interested us. So back we went to the boat. Well that walk turned out to be a BIG Mistake!! When I got back, I ached and had a little trouble even walking without pain. Pain meds did not help. I was able to watch the final race where the finish line was about 50 yards off our stern. It was an upwind and downwind course, and on the second upwind leg, one of the masts snapped, which turned out to be the boat that our neighbor was crewing on. That boat did not finish that race, but there were replacements for the mast, and we should see them sailing tomorrow.
With me hurting, dinner was limited, and I climbed into bed and tried to sleep. Not a great night.
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