Audra and Willow battle in 2011 Constellation Cup

[Willow]

Willow and Audra just completed his year's USS Constellation Cup in Baltimore in what has become somewhat of a match race series. The series is now split with one win each. Audra and Willow placed 3rd and 4th in the Full Keel class and 4th and 5th overall in the combined Full Keel and Fin Keel Pursuit race.   With winds gusting close to 40 mph the fin keel boats didn't have much of a chance against their more traditional sisters. Willow had been running second when she suffered her second knockdown in as many years in the fall race.  It was good to know that a knockdown in a Pilot is not a big deal as she popped right back up with no damage.  The crew did get a bit wet.  We hope that next year we can get one more Pilot to enter the race for what may be the first time there has been a Pilot class start in many years.