The guys explain safety requirements and show us how to perform our jobs. There is a single red flag at the top, which is our windward mark. Two red flags at the base form the starting gate. He raises a white flag to launch the six-minute countdown. The race begins.
Sails fill and the boat leans.
Angling with the wind, we tack to and fro. Like pedalling a bicycle with their arms, the folks up front frantically whirl the winches. Hats and hair go flying. The boat tips, its gunwales scraping the water. Empty cans slide across the cockpit.