Day 1 - Moorings Base, the Baths & Loose Mongoose

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Day 1 began at the Moorings base where teams had arrived the day before for an evening start. Early on Sunday, boats headed out individually for the long upwind trip to the Baths. This was known as the "Shake Out Sail" and with 30 knots of wind on the nose, more than one sailor was shaken. But the reward of the Baths was great and sailors gathered at the top of the Baths for the Skippers Meeting. In the afternoon, the "Last Resort Race" was held with the finish line designated as one person at the Loose Mongoose bar. There was some question when Howard Portrate's J/120 team got to the bar first, but without any money. Rear Commodore John LaGrassa hoped of his 463 and got the bar second but had money to buy the drinks. The final winner of this race will obviously have to be decided by an appropriate appeals court. That night, the dinner was meant to be held at the Last Resort but since it was closed for a private party, everyone went back to the Loose Mongoose and soon they were dancing on the tables. What a first night!