I’m squinting against the blinding glare on the water, my bobbed hair whipping into a frenzy as the "Resolute" heads for drydock instead of the finish line. The shoreline is a sea of cloche hats and disgruntled men in linen suits, all squawking like gulls because the big cheese in charge called off the race over a little breeze.
It’s total applesauce that we hauled out here for nothing, especially when Pop had to shell out $0.30 for a gallon of gas just to reach the harbor. I just smooth my drop-waisted silk dress and hum "Whispering," watching the white mainsails vanish into the hazy summer heat.
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The Headlines
FINAL CUP RACE PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW; BREEZE TOO STIFF FOR BOTH CONTESTANTS; RESOLUTE TO BE DRYDOCKED FOR REPAIRS; DELAY AROUSES SURPRISE Spectators, Vexed, Recall Other Contests in Far Heavier Winds. BOTH SKIPPERS CONSENT Hoist Affirmative Signals When Asked Whether Postponement Would Be Desirable. WIND LESS THAN 20 KNOTS Each Sloop, with Mainsail and Jibs, Sails Speedily and Easily to Mooring After No-Contest. Resolute to Go into Drydook. No Hard Sailing on Way Home. Shamrock Best in a Blow. A Wonderful Day Offshore. Postponement Causes Comment. Spectators Are Disgruntled.