With just over 6 weeks to go before the Worlds start on the same race track, the West Coast fleet descended on Treasure Island halfway across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco. Saturday started hot and light, very unusual for the Bay but after an hours postponement on shore we set off to race in fantastic conditions, warm, sunny and 15-20 knots. The race team from the Golden Gate Yacht Club and Dave Whale set up a windward leeward course and gate starts and the 22 boats battled it out on the bay.

Jeff Nelson and Mike Martin dominated the day, winning all three races by what seemed ever increasing margins leaving us all scratching our heads to work out how we can close the gap. The chasing pack consisted of Ben Benjamin/Kevin Taugher, Paul Cayard/Andy Beeckman, Carl Smit/Mike Holt, Dave Shelton and Bruce Edwards, all racing after Jeff and Mike's shadow. After racing we all gathered to eat, drink and BS about a great day of racing.

Sunday the breeze was up from the start with racing held again in warm sunny conditions with the breeze at or around 20 knots with puffs into the mid 20's. Racing to remember! There was a change in order today, were Jeff and Mike sandbagging or had the rest of us learnt from Saturday? Race 4 was a close fought battle between Steve Bourdow/Nick Adamson and Dave and Bruce, with the former just taking the gun from the later. Jeff and Mike finishing 3rd. In typical West Coast fashion there are no discards so it was all still to play for going into the last race. Carl and Mike led from the start and their job was made easier when Jeff and Mike "chicken gybed" surely ruling them out of being named "King of the Bay"! Carl and Mike took the gun, Steve and Nick claimed 2nd with a 3rd for Jeff and Mike easily enough for them to claim their 100th KOTB title.

Thanks to Nick and all the team at TI, the GGYC race committee and all the rest of the support crews out in rubber boats looking after us all. If we have conditions like this for the Worlds it will be an incredible event.

Results:

1. Jeff Nelson/Mike Martin 1,1,1,3,3

2. Paul Cayard/Andy Beeckman 3,2,4,5,4

3. Carl Smit/Mike Holt 2,5,6,6,1

4. Steve Bourdow/Nick Adamson 23, 4, 7, 1, 2

5. Ben Benjamin/Kevin Taugher 4,3,2,7,23

With 2 months to go to the start of the 2009 SAP 505 World Championship's the paid up entry stands at 60 boats. You have until July the 15th to get your entry in before the entry goes up by $150!

The US $ is weaker now against all your currencies so it is going to be much less expensive than it was 6 months ago and we can promise you that you do not want to miss this event!

So stop procrastinating and enter now at http://www.505sapworldchampionship2009.com/