Bitter End Yacht Club Pro Am Regatta over for me and now to Nice

by Paul Cayard on 6 Nov 2009 We had three races this morning to finish off the round robin part of the Pro Am. Ken Read and I were tied this morning on five wins each. We got to 6 wins each and it boiled down to the last race. He and his crew did a better job and won the round robin 7 to 6 over us. Anna Tunnicliffe had a good morning winning a couple of points and so she finished up third. Since I have to fly to Nice tomorrow, Anna will race Ken in the finals.

I went snorkeling this afternoon with a nice group of people. We had a great captain whom I have known for a few years down here, his name is Kinto. We hit three good spots including Richard Branson's Necker Island. I love to see all the little blue and yellow fish. It makes me want to have a salt water tank in my house.

I am out of here at 0645 tomorrow so I will take it easy tonight and get some sleep. I have a long treck to Nice (France) tomorrow and when I get there I have to be 'on'. I land at 1000 Saturday and I am racing with the Artemis team in the afternoon. We, Artemis, are competing in the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The Louis Vuitton Trophy is a match racing regatta using the 2007 America's Cup boats. There are 8 teams competing including BMW Oracle and Emirates Team New Zealand. The event lasts two weeks and I will write updates each day.

Singing off from the Bitter End. Sad to do so but all good thing come to an end. Thanks so much to the Bitter End staff and the great crews I have had the pleasure of sailing with this week.

The 23rd Annual Pro Am format provides the keen sailor an opportunity to crew for Olympic Medalists, America's Cup winners, and World Champions in a unique (and tropical) racing environment. The 2009 Pro Am Regatta, October 31 to November 7, includes Ed Baird, Paul Cayard, Morgan Larson, Zach Railey, Ken Read, and Anna Tunnicliffe.

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