About the only thing I really recall about race 4 is Jim Best rudderless in the healthy pre-race 4 breezes, steering a dead run successfully through a bunch of MCs using a paddle/oar that reminded me of nothing so much as the leg and foot of the Daffy Duck on the transom (above) of Joe DeBrincat's Maltese Falcon. As I said in my report:
"And who could forget Jim and Cynthia Best who spent all Friday evening epoxying their transom (above) back to their W911 after their boat began to crack apart after a 30-year rest in storage! They no sooner made it out to the start area in the brisk breeze than their rudder started coming off. I could only watch in mute admiration as Jim stood in the back like a Venetian gondolier, steering a dead run through dozens of MC Scows with an oar that had a yellow plastic blade that reminded of nothing more than Daffy Duck's foot - while Cynthia shouted diminished capacity warnings to all and sundry. In the photo below, they are about to head out for race 5 and place an excellent 3rd. What a fine addition to our group!!!"