The beach cat crowd is full of techno-geeks. And thank god for that, since they have wired up the ongoing F18 North Americans, and are posting some cool race videos on this website (watch the Race 2 video to see what happens when a squall smacks a beach cat racing fleet; righting those suckers in a breeze can be pretty comical). You can also follow the rounding-by-rounding action on the regatta blog (plus, check out this Flash gallery). Note to regatta organizers: this is the way to get it done…
F18 Flameout: “The good news is that by being down here we have reduced windage up top. The bad news is I can’t steer…”