On Saturday, it looked like it was going to be an awesome day on the water.  Jes crewed for a captain in an another ocean race and it turned out to be a wild and crazy ride.  While in mid-race, there were 8-foot swells and it caused the boom of their sailboat to break and the boat tipped onto its side with Jes pinned up against the rail and completely in the water.  He had a quick near-death experience but luckily he was on the inner side of the boat and was able to scramble towards the high side.  He certainly got a big scare with a side of adrenaline rush.  To make matters worse, the rudder also broke and had to take a 4-hour trip back to the harbor with a puny motor and super waves that looked like a wall of water that would then sploosh onto the bow of the sailboat.  Jes has some pretty strong sea legs but these swells made him oh so sick.

When I got home from my tournament that evening, I found a trail of wet clothes and shoes leading to the bathroom and Jes fast asleep in bed.  He was exhausted.  When I asked him if he was done with ocean racing, he just shrugged it off and was excited for the next one.  *sigh*