We’ve had a long 2 days. We launched the boat yesterday at 6 am, measured the boat, then worked on it all day. At 6 pm, we headed back to the crew house for a quick bite to eat, a shower, and then back to the boat for a night delivery up to Long Beach. The delivery was uneventful but it was still a long night. We arrived in Long Beach at 7:30, docked the boat, and headed off for breakfast. After that, we headed back to the boat and kept working on it before sailing for a couple of hours in the afternoon. We returned back to the harbor and left the boat at 6 pm. So we were a little knackered.
Good news is we got our new BIG head main up. The top of the head is about 10 ft across. It has definitely powered the boat up. The sail was mainly to check on some mods we had done and make sure everything was safe. Tomorrow is a full crew practice with everyone showing up tonight.

The boat is in the water and measured. It all went pretty smoothly with no issues. We will continue to work on the boat all day and then deliver it up to Long Beach overnight.

For those who would like to follow us during the race, here is the website.
http://www.nhyccaborace.com/nhyccaborace/Home.html
We will also attempt to send updates during the race.

7 am. Measuring the boat.

https://bellamenteracing.com/bellamente/202/

Good day on the Bella Mente.
Rig went up this morning and we got to our dock tune. The boys have been working hard getting the boat ready after it last mod. The boat is now 5 feet longer and looking big.
We are working hard getting the boat ready for some good downwind sailing.
Doogie