El toro sailing 09 DC tidal basin

This is the April 2009 Ellie Ayres Cherry Blossom El toro sailboat race, which is held in the Washington DC Tidal Basin with the Jefferson Memorial in the background. There wasn't much wind this year but we were able to drift around the courses enough to finish complete the regatta, and, actually, this light air is often more challenging to handle and requires much more concentration to avoid missing slight changes in it. Thanks to Val Taliaferro for organizing it, to Steve Swensen for running the races, and to Jacie Ayres Swensen for filming it. We didn't have as many sailors as usual due to some conflicts in their schedules. Posted by Bill Schneider, Annapolis, Maryland.

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