The Argonauts in Florida

Spirits and hopes are high for the Argonauts as we begin the winter M32 circuit in Florida. The regatta began yesterday in an all-but sunny morning with rain squalls passing to the north and south of us and wind hovering at zero knots. After waiting off shore for a few hours, the afternoon saw a break in the clouds and racing began in a 7-12 knot southerly which whipped up a frothy chop from the southeast. These were tough conditions for racing. Nonetheless, the 23 boat fleet - just 6 short from the fleet at the worlds - managed to eek out three races in which Argo got a 4, 8, 12, placing us in seventh place. After one day of racing, only 11 points separate second from eighth. No pictures from our chase boat yet, but in the mean time, check out the event photos here.