The 2016 Susan Hood – A Classic Test of Skill and Perseverance! This year's running of the Susan Hood Trophy Race was once again a classic test of skills for all the participants involved and all those who finished the race. Out of 99 starting yachts, 77 boats hung in to finish. Some yachts took well over 12 hours to get to the first mark at Burlington Weather Tower, which is the shortest leg on the race. Considering the only ounce of light winds that barely showed up the first 12 hours of this race were from the behind and frustrated most yachts with Spinnakers, this is an amazing accomplishment.

Overall 18 yachts took over 1 day to finish this race, which is a great testimony to perseverance and also must be a record high for this race. Although the evening with light to no winds made for a relatively warm night compared to previous races, the brisk wind from the east that picked up with the sunrise made for cool conditions usually experienced at night. The toques provided to every participant came in handy. The winds held for a good part of Saturday, but once again tailed off making for a long finish for those who did not get to shore with the winds.

21 boats did not finish (DNF), 6 of them in our Division. WIMPS!!

Circe finished at 7:09:42 PM for an elapsed time of 23 hrs 24 minutes 21 seconds.
We finished 1st in our Division and 4th in our "Fleet". Our "Fleet" is PHRF NFS (non flying sails) and contained 22 boats.

...and what says Skipper Ron?

"Not bad for a bunch of long distance newbies!!! Well done, Circe Crew.

Thank you to Pam, Susan, Audrey, Kathleen, and Trevor for joining me in this madness and to Adam for his willing to do it and playing sub in case someone came to their senses."

Who wants to do the Lake Ontario 300??