The 2011 Hoppe rocked! My first race in my "new" boat, Ariel #100

I enjoyed meeting the group at the EYC dinner. Thanks for a great time everybody!

I think we would have won it if the engine hadn't overheated on the way to the Angel Island (ha ha). Luckily, it was a minor problem and there was other engine damage. The root cause was failure of the raw cooling water pump impeller on the Beta Marine 13.5. While I was at it I cleaned out the whole system and heat exchanger.

See you out on the Bay,

Robert