Getting the Lead Out…Accidentally

"I’ve been invited to give a talk about my experience during last year’s Double-Handed Farallones Race," says Dave Wilhite, who, with Dave Servais, clung to the overturned hull of the J/80 Heat Wave after the boat’s keel fell off on the way back to the Bay. "The event, the weekly Yachting Luncheon at the St. Francis YC, is this Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. and is open to members of all yacht clubs — the buffet lunch costs $13.50 and opens at 11:45 a.m. I will talk for about 20 minutes and then open the floor up to questions until they kick me out, which shouldn’t take long." If you wondered what went through Wilhite’s head when he dove under the capsized boat to retrieve a handheld VHF to summon help, this is your chance.