Rumors of Bob’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

How’s this for the start of a Friday the 13th: One of the first emails we read this morning was a note that a "skull fracture had proved fatal" to longtime racer and Richmond YC member Bob George. You may recall from ‘Lectronic Latitude earlier this week that Bob was aboard the Bilafer family’s Henderson 30 Family Hour on the Ditch Run when the boat hit something underwater about a mile from the finish line. The impact sent things flying, including Bob, who whacked his head on the instrument panel and received 14 staples and a cool battle scar to show for it.

Calls around the RYC phone tree revealed folks as surprised and shocked at the news as we were. But nobody had heard anything more. Finally a call to Bob’s cell phone was answered by his wife, Candy. When we somberly asked The Question, another voice came on the line. It was Bob, who swore to us he was still alive, and mending well. “Don’t eight bells me yet,” he laughed, adding, “But maybe I should send Candy down to collect my life insurance!?”