I'm sailing Donnybrook in this year's Chicago Mac race. This'll be my 5th year sailing on Donnybrook! I'm optimistic as I put her on a serious diet: I took off all the misc. spares from various projects over the years, removed the inflatable dinghy from under the V-Berth (70+ pounds), took off unneeded foul whether gear (I found 3 pairs of boots I didn't know I had), and in general anything I haven't touched for more than 3 years. I guess 300 pounds. She even sits nicer on her waterline.
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Kyle, good luck. Hope it's safer than last year's race, with better weather. When does it start?
Well I hope you have a good tale to tell over a shot of Mount Gay at the Pink Pony. Good luck!
Crusing classes start this afternoon, 3:00 I think. The balance of the racers will start tomorrow afternoon.
hope you had a good race!
Will finish in a few hours. The best for Donnybrook but slow compared to the fleet. We'll beat our goal time!