Sails are in the ready position - racers are ready. Al = green sail, Nora = blue sail, Superman = orange sail.
And they're off, with Nora holding a very slim lead.
A great start for all of the competitors, although Superman looks a little off-balance.
And here, he is shamelessly sailing upwind of her, and stealing her wind.
And the lead has changed, with Al in the upwind and lead position, Nora just behind, and Superman........hhmmmm, where is Superman?
Al is pulling away, and maintaing a very nice lead, heading into the first carve jibe.
Approaching the yacht, Al has the inside track for the carve jibe, while Nora has opted to carve a little on the outside. During the execution of the jibe, Al starts trash talking, and throws off Nora's concentration..........
Almost at the end of Lap One, all racers have navigated the first turn, and are heading back to the beach. And there, with the orange sail is Superman - gaining ground.
In third, Superman, sponsored by 'Diesel', (a company that promotes snuggling with other peoples' cats and trying to lure them away from their loving owners) is really digging in, and making up some lost ground.
Big Al, sponsored by "Deisy Shake" (a healthy breakfast shake containing nuts, seeds, bark and gravel, invented by our friend and Venezuelan supermodel Deisy Arvelo -http://www.deisyarvelo.net/ )
is alone in first. But, not for long......
Nora executes an ugly, yet functional carve jibe around Al, who is desperately trying to get his gear organized.
Super flips his sail, Nora is powering up, but where is Al?
There really is no need for any photos of the rest of the race, as this photo says it all. Superman won, Big Al came in second and Nora came in third. Congratulations Super! In fact, he won the subsequent next two races.