Race #3: 2 > 3 > B > 1 > 2 > 1 > 2  Winds: 18+ - 15 -10 knots SW. George Blanchard and Mike Codd were the only ones to recognize and benefit from a major back in the wind during the final pre-start seconds, and crossed the line in great shape, closely pursued by Grant Town. Winds were gusting to about 20 knots for most of the first beat. It was catch-up time for both Uncle Al and Dwight Aplevich who were the last two to start. Both played the shifts well however, and had moved back into contention by the time the first run came along. A the top meanwhile, it was a great, exciting race and Grant Town ended up rounding #3 just ahead of Brian Jeffs, George Blanchard and Peter Rahn.

Uncle Al in fact, did very well by doing what he'd seen Rick Goldt do in these kinds of winds: he hugged the west shore and actually moved into the lead just prior to the gybe at B. Here, young Dave had his only hiccup of the series as he allowed the spi sheet to go under the boat during a last-second take-down prior to the close reach to #1. It was one of those lucky weekends for Uncle Al however, as the close reach made it impossible for Grant to get through for just astern of Al even while the latter was untying and repositioning his spinnaker.

Up the second beat, Al's decision to go under the cliffs (left) cost him as Peter Rahn made big gains up the middle and rounded onto the second run with a narrow lead over Al and Brian Jeffs.

With Dave doing a great job on the tacks, Al was able to in fact increase his lead over Peter slightly. Here, Al is waiting for Peter to tack towards the finish line. Al looks nervously at the RC boat. He will wait for Peter to tack and give him no chance to get lifted inside him (like at the end of the previous beat!!!) Even if this strategy means losing to Dwight who has gone far to the left, the key to Al's series position is to secure a 3rd straight win over Peter.