Bay to Bay

May Challenge by AnnieMay and MollyMay Day 3 - Mayhem
Where I Live - Tin Can Bay is a short drive from home, where we occasionally go boating, take the dogs for a swim and a walk, and eat fish and chips for lunch.

'The Bay to Bay trailable yacht race is an annual sailing event held on the first weekend in May each year, in the Great Sandy National Park. The race is sailed from Tin Can Bay, at the southern end of the Great Sandy Strait, and Hervey Bay, at the northern end, with an overnight stop at Garry's Anchorage, Fraser Island. The race is Queensland’s largest yacht race and the second largest in Australia, although it is limited to between 200 and 250 competitors for navigational safety. Because of the shallow depth of some sections of the course, the event is limited to trailer sailers of both mono and multihull types.' Wikipedia

We drove to Tin Can Bay this morning hoping to have a look at the boats setting off on the race. When we arrived they were all milling about waiting for the start, boats everywhere.....boats in the race, spectator boats of all kinds, moored boats, the coast guard, at one stage even a prawn trawler made its way through the throng. Was unable to take a photo of all of them, far too many....this is only a very small section. It may not have been mayhem for the people involved but it certainly looked like mayhem from the shore.