A very late start today on a committee boat line down near Portsmouth. It was scheduled for 1150, but was delayed until 1215 after two of the previous classes had to be recalled due to boats over the line. We got an OK start, but got caught up with a pack of boats and had to fight for a position with the first 7 boats for most of the race. Winds were 20 knots, gusting 25 to 30 at times, with some nasty waves when the tide turned. Unfortunately the number 3 jib ripped on the penultimate beat down towards Cowes, and we had to do a change to the smaller number 4 while racing towards the shore. We then pulled up the fractional kite after rounding the mark, and it blew when one of the tapes at the top separated, ripping it end to end. Two £2000 sails totaled in less than 30 minutes! But we managed to get the asymmetric spinnaker up without loosing too much time, crossing the line in 3rd place, but winning by 1 second on corrected time! This takes us to 5 points overall (1st, 3rd, 1st), and makes us class leaders again!
Wind is forecasted to be less tomorrow, and raining for most of the day, but we have a fixed line start tomorrow, so don't need to leave the marina until a little later.
1 comment:
Fantastic. Well Done. It is a good job that the cost of the sails does not come out of your pocket. Dad Govier
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