Following our delivery across the ocean "Carina" was hauled out of the water at Camper & Nicholson's yard in Gosport. it made sense because the first race, the Channel race started at Southend closeby. The team was comprised of "Yankee Girl", "Bay Bea", and "Carina" Bill Snaith, however was chosen to be the team captain, in Cowes without a boat. We sailed reasonably, consistently , and the American team finished second in the series, behind the English team.
I should note that the crew was still included in the social events as evidenced by the invitation , It would be my second time to hear Uffa Fox sing sea shanties. The next day Uffa gave my friend Knight Coolidge and myself a full tour of his house and his work. we spent the better part of a day with him.There were no end of stories.
Steve Colgate sailed with us. My memory is that it blew hard every day.
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