196 entries is a healthy number any time, for a race like the Bermuda Race. 635 nm in distance at a magnetic course of 162 degrees. The start is June 18th, therefore the weather will be what the weather will be. Add to that the Gulf Stream as a race course feature. It is not always possible to take full advantage of both. The Gulf Stream is like a barrier or fence in the Ocean that you have to climb over to get where you are going.
Kitchen Shoals is your landfall/turning mark, before finishing off St. David’s light
