Conditions:
Temp: mid 40's
Wind: 16+
Gusts: 30+
Current: Intense due to: Low tide @~1:30
Lots of rain on Fri,
Strong WSW to NW wind pushing water out of harbor
Sails Plan:
Reefed main with Jib for (5) races
Reefed main only for (1) race
Course:
W-II (twice around)
Techniques applied:
Great starts - Bob
Synchronized ease and trim of jib and main in gusts - Bruce and Bob
Countdowns on Puffs, Blasts and "Wall of wind" - Pete & Marianne
Keeping boat flat & under control when Blasts in the 30s hit us -
Bob & Bruce
Winging the jib down wind - Mairead (arms many never be the same)
Keeping our Bow into the current upwind a majority of the time
to minimize distance lost due to strong current...
Hiking hard with "cheeks on the teak" - All
Good communication and tactics downwind to increase separation - all
Calling the laylines with sufficient margin for current push - Pete
- Freshly baked macaroons to sustain our energy level - Marianne
Results for a (6) Race day in the above conditions:
Race-1: 1
Race-2: 3
Race-3: 1
Race-4: 1
Race-5: 1
Race-6: 1
Felling at the end of the day after experiencing:
- Conditions on the water - intense!
- Great teamwork, communication and camaraderie
- Realizing that we actually had (5) first places with 6 3/4 points
total
for the day total for first place...
PRICELESS!
Truly a day to remember and treasure...
Nice job everyone...
What a day!
cal, bruce, and pete working hard (guess what i was doing?)
cal
j-24 racing
pete being goofy while i am flying the spinnaker!
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