Antigua Sailing Week - Day 1, 2013-04-28

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Today was an exciting first official race day, both for the competitors and those officiating and assisting in the races as the teams had not worked together yet and, for many volunteers, a lot of new tasks and responsibilities. While I couldn't take any pictures of the starts because I was busy holding and changing flags, I did get quite a few pictures of the finishes and they are listed in alphabetical order by boat and chronologically for each boat with 2 finishes shown.

Preparing committee boat B [17°0'41.87"N 61°46'14.78"W (facing SE)]	Committee Boat B preparations [17°0'41.87"N 61°46'14.78"W (facing SE)]	The rescue boat from ABSAR will hopefully not see any actual use [17°0'41.87"N 61°46'14.78"W (facing W)]	One of the racing boats moored 2 deep at the docks in Falmouth Harbour [17°0'41.87"N 61°46'14.78"W (facing W)]
Committee boat A crew [17°0'41.87"N 61°46'14.78"W (facing SW)]	Alfred doing the crew briefing on day 1 of the races and allocating tasks and responsibilities. [17°0'44.48"N 61°46'30.68"W ]	The distant island of Montserrat has an active volcano that is still smoking. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Competitors practing runs and tacks on the first day of races. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
The two powerboats repairing and preparing the mark [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	The pin boat ready for the start. It will be at the far end of the start line to ensure that everyone starts on the correct side of the mark and doesn't start before their allotted time. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	While the competitors are off on the race and before the hectic of the finish, we take a lunch break aboard the committee boat "A" [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	The boats setting our finishing line marker [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Relaxing and collecting our energy for the upcoming finishes. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	The powerboat is pulling the finish marker parallel to the line and will drop the anchor on our command. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Pam and Jane resting up for the hectic activity on the finish line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Cary ready to mark down times and finishes [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
[17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Crew assembled [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Committee Boat "A" cabin [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	A Mount Gay Rum boat filled with partiers and spectators (in that order of priority) at the far end of the first day's finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
A boatload of spectators for the finishes. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Alfred discussing some of the day's events while James looks on. [17°0'40.74"N 61°46'14.3"W (facing E)]	Post-Race at the Club [17°0'40.84"N 61°46'14.3"W (facing SE)]	View down to the docks from the upper floor of the Antigua Yacht Club after the day's races are over. [17°0'40.95"N 61°46'14.39"W (facing NW)]
We've now got 2 boatloads of spectators at the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Alfred coordinating our final preparations for the first day's finishes. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	The big catamaran with spectators holds station beyond the finish mark. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Ambersail finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Ambersail [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Ambersail [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Arethusa approaching the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Arethusa finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Arethusa [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Auliana II finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Auliana II just crossing the line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Bristolean approaching the finish line on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Caccia Alla Volpe at the line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Caccia Alla Volpe finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Caccia Alla Volpe just crossing the finish line on Day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Caipirinha approacing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Caipirinha at the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Coyote approacing the first finish line of the race. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Coyote finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Cuba Libre on the final stretch to the first finish. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Cuba Libre [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Cuba Libre approaching the line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Digicell Challenger close to the finish line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Digicell Challenger on the final meters to the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
El Ocaso finishing. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	High Tension final run [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Hip Hop about to cross the line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Hip Hop crossing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Jaguar at the line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Kick 'em Jenny approaching the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Kick 'em Jenny [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Kick 'em Jenny crossing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Kuankun just short of the line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Kuankun racing to the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Kuankun just about to finish on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Kuankun last meters [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Lancelot II approaching the first day's finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Lancelot II and a view of the rest of the fleet behind her. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Lancelot II [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Lancelot II crossing the line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Locura [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Locura approaching the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Locura crossing the line on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Maximizer jibing the spi just short of the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Maximizer at the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Maximizer finishing on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Milanto finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Neptune approaching the first finish line of the races. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Neptune crossing the mark [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Neptune going past the mark on the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Nix approaching the finish line on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Nix about to cross the finish line on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Nix on the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Northern Child about to finish on Day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Northern Child approaching the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Scarlet Oyster approaching the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Scarlet Oyster about to finish on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Scarlet Oyster just short of the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Scarlet Oyster at the finish line on day 1 of the Antigua Sailing Week. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Selene approaching the first finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Selene [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Selene crossing the finish line on Day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Slippery at the finish line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Slippery after crossing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Sonic of Fayr approaching the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Sonic of Fayr about to finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Sonic of Fayr finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Sonic of Fayr crossing the finish line on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Southern Child approaching the Day 1 finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Southern Child [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Southern Child crossing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Spirit coming to the line [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Spirit - but with only 1 person aboard? [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	A solitary sailor waves at us with a wide grin while approaching the line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Spirit finishing on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Spirit - with the rest of the crew coming from below after giving us on the committee boat a couple of minutes of ... consternation... since we only saw 1 person at the helm and no other crew. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Spirit enjoying the prank that they played on us at the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Starry Night with competitors coming to the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Starry Night about to finish on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Starry Night finishing just ahead of two other yachts. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Sumatra close to the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Sumatra just crossing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Sumatra [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Venemous coming to the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Venemous [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Venemous coming to the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Venemous just before crossing the finish line on Day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Venemous crossing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Whisper checking out the committee boat and start line prior to the races. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Whisper coming to the finish [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Whisper about to finish on day 1 [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Whisper finishing with King Harald of Norway at the helm. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Whistler coming up to the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Whistler and an unruly spi just at the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Whistler crossing the finish line. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Wings coming to the finish on Day 1 of the Antigua Sailing Week. [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]
Wings finishing [17°0'0.86"N 61°46'42.84"W ]	Prize ceremonies on Day 1 [17°0'41.43"N 61°46'14.35"W (facing S)]