The ‘Real Surf City, USA’

Made in Santa Cruz Race Week has three days of sailing down and four to go. The Express 37s had Saturday all to themselves, five PHRF boats joined them on Sunday, and four of the PHRF racers sailed Monday after the Expresses and the SC50 Deception went home. Saturday and Sunday were seriously breeze-on, with the wind topping 30 knots on Sunday. With no swell, the only wave action came from wind-whipped white caps on the drop-mark race course about a half mile south of the Santa Cruz wharf. The wind waves were plenty to get everyone wet. – Latitude 38, read on