United States A-Cat Association (USACA)

United States A-Cat Association (USACA)

Thursday September 14 was the third day of racing for the 2006 United States A-Class Catamaran Association's North American Championship being run out of the Bristol Yacht Club in Rhode Island. Winds were light to moderate again for the first two hour-long races. During the second lap of the third race a rain squall swept the course and everyone had to quickly shift gears into go fast. The fourth race was back to a moderate breeze in the drizzle to conclude another good day of sailing. This is the first North American Champs I can remember in recent history that we have stuck to the schedule of races without being blown out or postponed due to a lack of wind (of course I have missed a couple of events and this one isn't over yet). The sailors continued to get the royal treatment ashore with the third night of BBQ and open bar. Hats off to the Bristol Fleet as well as Nan Hall, Blair Kinder and Carol Webbon for putting on great dinners for very hungry sailors! And PJ Schaffer is leading a really outstanding race committee efficiently getting in four races a day for three days in a row!