Thirteen Moth sailors had a fun and tiring first day of the Moth North American Championship at Crown Cove. Racing was postponed for about an hour and once the wind picked up and the fog cleared, competitors experienced a little bit of everything with the maximum wind speed at 10 knots. Races went quickly with Matt Struble (MBYC) dominating day one winning all five races and Ryan Lorence (MBYC) right behind him placing second in each race. Zack Downing (SDYC) ended day one in third. A few boats had to drop out of certain races due to mechanical issues, but 12 are expected to continue on to day two tomorrow.
Event organizers would like to thank the event sponsors (Velocitek, Harken, North Sails, Sailcloth Technology, California State Parks, Hullspeed, Zhik, and Murrays Sports) and Race Committee for a great first day of the championship.