06/09/2023
With a delayed start on 8/18 due to strong thunderstorms along an associated front, the Ida Lewis Distance Race launched in the early afternoon with a building WSW breeze. Forecasts were for the breeze to ease in the early evening into the low teens, but as we know, sometimes forecasts are wrong. SW 18-22 built into W and WNW 21-25 throughout the night and continued into the morning. No complaints for Denali as she is a great upwind machine and after roaring into the Newport Harbor finish line at 16 knots, we had won by over 45 minutes. Some good, challenging navigation (love it) and awesome performance by the Denali crew. Sweet way to wrap up the summer racing.