The Windermere Cup is a great regatta put on by Anacortes Yacht Club and Andy Schwenk. This was my first year that I was able to participate and I recommend the event highly to any sailboat racer who wants to do some fun around the buoys racing.
There was about 40 boats this year and I was fortunate to trim the main on Dave Steffen's brand new Beneteau First 36.7 "Vitesse". This boat has been expertly prepared and sports a beautiful set of Doyle Sails. This was their first regatta and they finished a respectable fourth out of nine boats.
I had an excellent time on the boat and the rest of the crew was fun to sail (and party) with. Everyone on board seemed to have a good time and we had some moments of greatness, like in the picture above where we are just slightly ahead of Carl Freund's "Veloce", another Beneteau First 36.7 that sailed a great regatta and won the event.
You can learn more about these boats at http://beneteaufirst367.org
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