1/29/06 My Red Cap

This weekend I participated in the La Source Grenada Sailing Festival. Peter asked me to be a crew member on his boat Gans again (I guess this means I didn’t royally screw up during the last regatta). We had several races on Friday, Saturday, and today. There is more racing tomorrow but even though I am volunteering, I still feel that I can’t take off too much time from the GSPCA so I will be working (damn work ethic) :-(

We did as well as could be expected with Gans; we finished low on the list most of the time but we did take a third place in one race. Most importantly, however, I was given a coveted Mount Gay Rum Red Cap!! Unless you are part of or around a sailing community you have no idea what these red caps mean. One can only get a cap if you were a crew member during a Mount Gay Rum Racing Series and they only give out a few per boat. I have heard of heated arguments, fights, divorces, and loss of teeth and limbs due to the possession (or lack thereof) of these hats! Well, perhaps I exaggerate a bit but I have been looking forward to getting a red cap all the same.










In addition to the cruising and racer regatta there is the Grenada Workboat Regatta. This was similar to the one that I attended in Carriacou last July. Everyone seems to put so much work into these wooden boats and the entire crowd went crazy when each race came close to the finish. This was a really awesome part of Grenada to see!