Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race
Roxane the kids and I have safely brought the boat back to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas after 2 months of sailing those beautiful islands.
I am currently racing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Charleston, South Carolina. We have five crew which includes myself, Paul Thornton and the Doeden’s of PCYC. This race is a 408 nautical mile, almost 800 kms offshore non-stop race. There are 11 boats entered, most of which are serious, semi-pro racers. One of the boats actually has an America’s Cup Crew. Our goal is to complete the race, as this would be a great accomplishment.
The race has been completed since this post, if you want to see some pics goto www.imagesbymarco.com
Will update blog when I return from Charleston Race Week. – A few more pics below….

Paul, Ed, Monica, Rick and Mark Doedens. Crew for the race pictured by the pool at the Lauderdale Yacht Club. (c) Copyright 2009

Modeling the sexy new Black Diamond Crew Shirts, sponsored by RadonicRodgers.com

Your confident Skipper Ed. ; )

(c) Copyright 2009 – Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club flag pole, with the State of Charleston Flag on the lower right. I love that flag, something about it is very attractive. The Club burgee is flown at the top.

Black Diamond FTL to Charleston Crew pictured just before the awards ceremony..

We were 10 mins on PHRF short of a 3rd place trophy. Pity for us.
Fair Winds Black Diamond!!
All the best Ed, sail safe…
Cheers, Guy