They start off at anchor with the sails down, the one minute gun goes and then the start - a crew line pulls in the anchor while two men raise the main and jib.
It's a ton of sail. They carry a bunch of crew and get them out on long planks for stability. You can see that near the end of the video. Used to be that many jumped overboard to lighten ship for the downwind finish. Very entertaining.
Unfortunately the boat from Ragged Island cracked a boom a minute or so after the start. Really feel for these guys who practice all year for this thing and then tow their boat all the way over - to be finished in a minute. Hopefully they can get a repair or a spare from somewhere.
Maybe they were kicked out of regular Murcia? [emoji30]
We used to go to Costa Rica for years and they had a big US expat community. We joked that they were the best of our worst. Most were escaping from something in the US.
The best part of the out island regatta is the racers are all drunk by the start. It’s a great time I have been to many and loved it except for my fellow boaters.
Menzies I agree that Georgetown doesn’t have much to offer me. Enjoy your trip.