This is right by my parents place, and I've wanted to do this race but haven't had a chance. I'm glad it didn't work out for me this year.
A cruel wind: How the 2015 Dauphin Island Regatta unfolded (http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/05/a_cruel_wind_how_the_2015_daup.html)
Snippit:
QuoteThe Coast Guard would later report that about 476 sailors were on the water at the start. Not all of them would make it home, and many of those who did would pass through moments of terror.
Be safe all.
Was a sad outcome to a great tradition..DI is one of my favorite places. Every time we go down for a week or so I spend the last couple days looking for a house to buy and a way to never leave...