Not too often do we race in conditions where you carry a kite on all but
the first and last leg of leg of six! Crew of only four made for a
busy day!
Rizmirian@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/11/2001 6:32:18 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> ga-architecture@worldnet.att.net writes:
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>> Anyway, not enough wind to make it even remotely tolerable to be
>> sailing in such miserble conditions. Yes, my need for "character
>> building" challenges is long over. Did still see a bunch of boats
>> out there still racing in light wind and pouring rain. So, how was
>> the racing?
>>
>> Lester Gee
>> Wishful Thinking
>
> Lester, it was a surprisingly beautiful day for most of the race.
> After a brief delay until the wind filled we sailed on number 3's to
> the first mark, then after the reaching legs shifted to 1's. The rain
> came right at the end when we were motoring home. We sailed with just
> 5 aboard due to the still unexplained absence of a crew member, and
> that worked OK in the winds we saw. My poor foredeck worked hard all
> day hoisting and dropping kites, but otherwise I think the boat
> performed better with one fewer crew in the light stuff.
>
> It looked to me that the top 3 boats out of 14 starters were Tortuga,
> Takeoff and Jeannette, which is noteworthy because it's been a long
> time since a certain unnamed 911S was off the winning pace. The fleet
> looked great and was very competitive. Whoever wins this series will
> have sailed very well.
>
> Bob
Received on Sun Nov 11 09:50:50 2001