Scatchet Head 2015

When Bruce Hedrick predicts BREEZE, Mother Nature delivers! We got it in large doses Saturday, for some of the most physics-filled moments we’ve seen in years. As you’ll see from these photos, it was a sailmaker’s “Dream Day”, several sailor’s “Dang It” day, a rigger’s “Year Maker”, an insurance agent’s “Desk Filler”, and as bold a statement about Puget Sound sailing as you’ll likely ever witness. In retrospect, I suppose it’s good to lose your rig every five or so years, just so you can freshen things up a bit … too bad, though, to lose years of Duck Dodge stickers. Thankfully (to my knowledge) no one was seriously hurt. Boat Boy and I sure wish we could have followed the fleet all the way to Scatchet Head, but the Good Samaritan Rule compelled us to stick with our escort duties with a dismasted competitor. The skipper was slightly injured, and we needed to make certain they returned safely to Shilshole. All in a day’s work!