And the 38th Annual Doc Gilbert Memorial Potomac Cup Regatta is being held on June 29 and 30 at Leesylvania State Park about 20 miles south of the Washington Sailing Marina on the Potomac River. There the Potomac is 2.5 miles wide.
Before 9 am the park had reached capacity and State Police were preventing more people from entering. Fortunately, our sailors and volunteers had special status and were being admitted.
Nelson Pemberton (PRO) and Barney Harris (course setter) are running the races with help of Albacore sailors and spouses of Lightning sailors.
Day 1 was warm though the beautiful southerly breeze disguised that warmth.
Day 1 results below: