Silverdale review -

And still the wind blows…

Saturday night:

We didn’t get off to a great start – but then again nor did anyone else. Low tide and high winds in excess of 20 knots put a serious damper on the day.

Sunday night:

This was not the exclamation point we wanted to make on the season. After winning our fist race (Flathead) and qualifying faster than the boat had ever gone (Tri Cities) we felt confident that a Top 5 in National High points was in our reach, but it was not to be. The Black Dart, which we had run for two seasons in the Staudacher hull, let us down. The wrist pin in five failed and the connecting rod broke spraying shrapnel throughout the engine. The season is over.

Now we know that we have the equipment and the crew – next year we’ll show we have the driver to match!