Whale Breath, and a race with a DNF.

Long slow race in light air into the biggest wind shadow of the area - Cardiff about 12 miles south of Oceanside - we pulled the plug at 8:20pm still 4 miles short and going nowhere fast. Most of the other boats pulled the plug too but maybe Shaman finished still waiting to find out.

Saw these guys -  insane life cycle!!

Lots of dolphins, some seals, a couple of whales during the light and a most surreal experience - while we were sailing at night we were flanked by some whales. We could hear them breathing but not see them.

Race wise I forgot to retune the rig so we were a bit tight but rounded the bottom mark in second (out of eight). Pole Dancer drew a big lead back upwind but as it got lighter we closed and closed and they quit at the point we were passing them. Foot when its light!!!

Shaman took the inside, got the expected shift and were slightly ahead when it got dark, but we were pulling that back too last I saw.

Stunning sunset and amazing moon rise over the mountains.